Bahrain: Further information on Fear of torture / possible prisoner of conscience: Muhammad Ahmad Jum'a Shafi'i

Index Number: MDE 11/004/1998
Date Published: 8 April 1998
Categories: Bahrain, Middle East And North Africa

Muhammad Ahmad Jum‘a Shafi‘i has reportedly been tried by the State Security Court and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 100 Bahraini Dinars. As he has already served six months in prison since his arrest on 3 September 1997, Muhammad Ahmad Jum‘a Shafi‘i was released on 2 April 1998.