A Bahrain court ruled Saturday that prominent rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja be kept behind bars for an extra 10 days despite a UN call for her release, her lawyer said. The Bahraini co-director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, who also has Danish nationality, was arrested for assaulting a police ******r after arriving at Manama airport on August 30. Her lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi told AFP the judge ordered that Khawaja be kept in custody on that charge. In a hearing held in the judge's ******, and attended only by Jishi and a Danish diplomat, Khawaja insisted the charges against her were "vindictive and fabricated," according to lawyer.
09-15-2014, 10:55 AM
Bahrain extends activist's custody despite UN outcry
A Bahrain court ruled Saturday that prominent rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja be kept behind bars for an extra 10 days despite a UN call for her release, her lawyer said. The Bahraini co-director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, who also has Danish nationality, was arrested for assaulting a police ******r after arriving at Manama airport on August 30. Her lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi told AFP the judge ordered that Khawaja be kept in custody on that charge. In a hearing held in the judge's ******, and attended only by Jishi and a Danish diplomat, Khawaja insisted the charges against her were "vindictive and fabricated," according to lawyer.
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