GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in a statement to Bahrain News Agency said that the court verdicts have to be respected by all, being proclaimed by an independent judiciary.
“This is a principle that has to be respected and adhered to in all times and places,” he said.
Commenting on the press statements regarding the sentences handed down by the Supreme Criminal Appeal Court in connection with an attempt to overthrow the government, espionage, violating the constitution and having ties to a terrorist organisation, the GCC Secretary General voiced confidence in the independence of the Bahraini judiciary which is guaranteed by the constitution and regulated by the laws of the kingdom.