Referring defendants to criminal trial for taking and publishing photos of vital locations that are prohibited from being photographed

The head of the Terrorist Crimes Prosecution in Bahrain stated that the Public Prosecution referred a number of defendants to criminal trial for taking and publishing photos via social media that included information and secrets related to vital places that are prohibited from being photographed, coinciding with the brutal Iranian aggression the country is facing, which would harm the national security of the Kingdom.

The Bahraini Public Prosecution had received a number of reports from the Anti-Cybercrime Department of the General Department of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security, stating that in light of the attacks the Kingdom is being subjected to on its lands by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a number of electronic accounts were monitored publishing pictures of vital sites, including the sites of the attacks, in addition to other sensitive sites. Investigations resulted in identifying the defendants’ identities, as they were arrested and interrogated by the Public Prosecution, which ordered their pretrial detention. pending investigation, in preparation for referring them to criminal trial.

In this context, the Chief Prosecutor of Terrorist Crimes confirmed that the instructions issued by the competent official authorities are binding legal controls prohibiting the publication or circulation of images of vital sites or anything related to the actions and measures taken by the military and security authorities in light of current events, or any information that would prejudice national interests or harm public security. He stressed the need for everyone to adhere to these instructions and exercise responsibility in using social media, especially in light of the exceptional circumstances that the Kingdom is going through, stressing that any violation of these controls is Any violation of national security will be met with deterrent legal measures taken against the perpetrators.