“A new judicial body comprises a number of judges from the civil courts shall be created in order to review non-appealable verdicts issued in favour of conviction by national safety courts according to international principles of the right to undergo a fair court trial and to access a lawyer for assistance in order to achieve the principles of fair justice,” he said.
Shaikh Khalifa bin Rashid Al Khalifa added that in accordance with BICI’s recommendations in paragraph 1722 (H), the new judicial body would review all non-appealable judgments issued in favour of convictions pertaining to the freedom of expression excluding incitement of violence.
The new judicial body will review then submit the cases to the Supreme Judicial Council in order to take appropriate actions.