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| Bahrain arrests man for online 'insults' to troops in Yemen |
| 2015-09-09 |
[YEMENONLINE.INFO] Bahrain has juggedMaw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! a man for posting "insults" on social media of its soldiers participating in the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, prosecutors said Monday. The man was detained for seven days and is accused of "deliberately spreading rumors in a time of war... to harm the military operations of our armed forces", the prosecutor's office said. It did not reveal the identity of the man, who faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted, nor what he is accused of posting online. Bahrain joined the Saudi-led coalition that in March launched air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... rebels who drove Yemen's government out of the country. Five Bahraini soldiers were killed in a missile strike against the coalition in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... on Friday, along with 45 Emirati and 10 Saudi troops. In the United Arab Emirates meanwhile, prosecutors in Abu Dhabi ordered the arrest of an Internet user who had posted an "incorrect" list of young Emiratis he claimed were among the 45 victims, local media reported Monday. Emirati law provides for prison sentences and fines for those spreading rumors and false information, including about the armed forces, prosecutors said. |
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