Bahrain: Oreibi "fled to Iran via Qatar"

The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Hakim al-Ureybi and all the defendants in criminal cases in Bahrain enjoyed all legal rights while ensuring the protection and access to adequate representation, baderting the right of Ureybi to appeal his conviction when he was tried before the Bahrain Court of Appeal. What other involved in the case did.

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The Bahraini Foreign Minister said in a statement issued Sunday to clarify the Ureybi case: "An international arrest warrant was issued against Oreibi because he escaped into the country. He was also released on bail and received a special permit in December 2013 to go to a football tournament in Qatar, through which he secretly went to Iran. "

"In addition to violating the terms of sponsorship, Oreibi took advantage of the special considerations that were presented to her as a sports player." She also confirmed that Oreibi, who had been sentenced in early 2014 for a number of crimes under the Bahraini Penal Code, did not seek to defend himself or to deny the charges against him for possession of incendiary material after being involved with other persons in a fire attack and deliberate material damage. .

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She noted that the issuance of international arrest warrants is a common practice in all INTERPOL member states and an effective mechanism for combating crime. The Bahraini player, arrested in Thailand, was involved in a terrorist case dating back to 2012, including arson, possession of flammable containers and the destruction of public and private property, said Bahrain's interior minister, Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa.