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Bahrain spy agency officer is sentenced to life over in-custody death
Investigators concluded the unidentified officer was responsible after bruises, burns and cuts were found on Mohamed al-Mousawi's body, rights groups said.
- On Tuesday, a Bahrain court sentenced a National Intelligence Service officer to life in prison for the in-custody death of a man arrested during the Iran war.
- The victim, 32-year-old Shiite Muslim Mohamed al-Mousawi, died after detention; his body was returned to his family bearing bruises, burns, and cuts, witnesses at his funeral reported.
- A forensic expert with Physicians for Human Rights told The Associated Press that injuries on Al-Mousawi matched descriptions of blunt force trauma and torture.
- The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy on Tuesday called the life sentence inadequate, demanding further transparency regarding the officer and circumstances surrounding Al-Mousawi's death.
- Hosting the Navy's Fifth Fleet, The Sunni-ruled, Shiite-majority nation of Bahrain faces scrutiny as the government has characterized protesters as Iranian proxies throughout the conflict.
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Bahrain spy agency officer is sentenced to life over in-custody death
A court in Bahrain has sentenced a member of the domestic spy agency to life in prison over the in-custody death of a man arrested during the Iran war.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left, 40% Center
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources are Center
40% Center
L 40%
C 40%
R 20%
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