Amman: The Attorney General and Head of the Terror Crimes Prosecution stated that the High Criminal Court today heard a case involving several defendants accused of joining a terrorist organisation. The organisation was established for the purpose of advocating the suspension of the Constitution and laws, preventing state institutions and authorities from carrying out their functions, harming national unity, and seeking to alter the country's constitutional order and exclude its authorities.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the prosecution stated that the group sought to promote and entrench the ideology of Wilayat al Faqih, aimed at consolidating complete allegiance to Iran's Supreme Leader and submission to its political influence. This was pursued through exerting influence over places of worship, maatams and hussainiyas and exploiting them to disseminate such ideology, inciting against the existing political system and calling for opposition to it, promoting ideas hostile to it, encouraging the commission of terrorist acts and acts of rioting and vandalism, and supporting practices aimed at destabilising the country.
The charges also include collecting funds and allocating them to support the activities of the alleged terrorist group. The Public Prosecution charged 15 defendants in the case and referred them in custody to the High Criminal Court. The case was heard today in the presence of defence lawyers representing the defendants.
The court decided to adjourn proceedings to July 21, 2026, to allow the defence team to review the case files, visit the defendants and complete the necessary power of attorney procedures.