Prominent rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja, daughter of a jailed Shiite opposition figure, is to stand trial from October 1 charged with assaulting a police ******r, her lawyer said Tuesday. Khawaja, a director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights who also has Danish nationality, was arrested after arriving at Manama airport on August 30. In a hearing last week in a judge's ******, attended only by Jishi and a Danish diplomat, Khawaja insisted the charges against her were "vindictive and fabricated," according to the lawyer. Jishi said Khawaja had to see a doctor during her custody due to her apparent trauma.
09-23-2014, 08:01 AM
Bahrain sets October 1 trial date for key activist
Prominent rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja, daughter of a jailed Shiite opposition figure, is to stand trial from October 1 charged with assaulting a police ******r, her lawyer said Tuesday. Khawaja, a director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights who also has Danish nationality, was arrested after arriving at Manama airport on August 30. In a hearing last week in a judge's ******, attended only by Jishi and a Danish diplomat, Khawaja insisted the charges against her were "vindictive and fabricated," according to the lawyer. Jishi said Khawaja had to see a doctor during her custody due to her apparent trauma.
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