Bahrain sentences 30 for up to 15 years over different charges

different charges during continued protests in the kingdom for freedom and democracy

Bahrain has sentenced 30 people for up to 15 years in prison over different charges during continued protests in the kingdom for freedom and democracy.

Bahrain’s Criminal Court has sentenced today one person to 10 years in jail for allegedly carrying arms and attending protests on the eastern island of Sitra.  

Also on Tuesday, the court sentenced 26 people to 3-10 years behind bars, according to Bahrain news outlets. The court also imposed a 2,660-Bahraini dinar fine on the convicts.

According to the office of Bahrain’s Prosecutor General, the 26 Bahrainis are convicted of setting police cars on fire and carrying explosives and arms in the village of Diraz.

Anti-regime protesters have been holding demonstrations on the streets of Bahrain since mid-February 2011, calling for the Al Khalifah family to relinquish power.