Three jailed for life in Bahrain on Iran spying charges

Bahraini authorities said on Tuesday three people were sentenced to life in prison for spying for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the latest in a crackdown on Iran-linked cells.

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“Three defendants were charged with colluding with the terrorist Iranian IRGC and its operatives to assist in hostile and terrorist acts against the Kingdom of Bahrain and to harm its interests; the court sentenced all of them to life imprisonment,” the prosecution said.

Iran has launched several attacks on Bahrain and other neighboring Gulf states since the beginning of the conflict in February.

With AFP

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