Bahrain military court sentences goalkeeper and other athletes for anti-government protests
National goalkeeper Ali Said: sentenced to prison (Source Al Alam)
By James M. Dorsey
A Bahrain military court has sentenced the Gulf state’s national soccer team goalkeeper and two other Shiite sportsmen to a year in prison for participating in anti-government protests despite a pledge by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to implement the recommendations of …
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