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Gulf Insider
4 days ago
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain Court Jails Harboring Illegal Domestic Workers
The Second Minor Criminal Court has sentenced ten defendants to prison terms ranging fromtwo to three months, along with fines, for harboring and assisting domestic workers residingillegally in Bahrain and facilitating their hourly cleaning services. Eight of the convicted will bedeported after serving their sentences. According to the Public Prosecution, the case began when the General Directorate ofNationality, Passports, and Residence received a report from its Search and Follow-UpDepartment. The report revealed that a Bahraini man and his wife had been sheltering andaiding five Asian domestic workers who were living in the Kingdom unlawfully, enabling them towork as part-time cleaners in violation of the law. Three other Asian defendants were alsoinvolved in assisting the workers. Upon receiving the report, the Public Prosecution launched an immediate investigation. TheBahraini defendant, his wife, and the domestic workers were questioned, and further inquirieslinked additional suspects to the case. Authorities arrested all the accused and remanded themin custody pending trial. The case was referred to the criminal court, which issued its ruling convicting all tendefendants, ordering prison terms, fines, and the deportation of eight foreign nationals uponcompletion of their read: Bahrain: Ex-Wife Wins BD50,000 Compensation Over Acid Attack In Mall Car Park
Gulf Insider
5 days ago
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain Court Jails 10 For Harboring Illegal Domestic Workers
The Second Minor Criminal Court has sentenced ten defendants to prison terms ranging from two to three months, along with fines, for harboring and assisting domestic workers residing illegally in Bahrain and facilitating their hourly cleaning services. Eight of the convicted will be deported after serving their sentences. According to the Public Prosecution, the case began when the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Residence received a report from its Search and Follow-Up Department. The report revealed that a Bahraini man and his wife had been sheltering and aiding five Asian domestic workers who were living in the Kingdom unlawfully, enabling them to work as part-time cleaners in violation of the law. Three other Asian defendants were also involved in assisting the workers. Upon receiving the report, the Public Prosecution launched an immediate investigation. The Bahraini defendant, his wife, and the domestic workers were questioned, and further inquiries linked additional suspects to the case. Authorities arrested all the accused and remanded them in custody pending trial. The case was referred to the criminal court, which issued its ruling convicting all ten defendants, ordering prison terms, fines, and the deportation of eight foreign nationals upon completion of their sentences.
Gulf Insider
30-07-2025
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain Court Revokes Paternity Of Five Children After DNA Revelation Ends 40-Year Marriage
Bahrain's High Sharia Court has ruled to disestablish the legal paternity of five children from a Bahraini man's ex-wife, citing conclusive genetic evidence that he is not their biological father. The ruling orders the annulment of all civil records linking the children to the man, including documents held by the Information and eGovernment Authority and the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Residence. The plaintiff, represented by attorney Ibtisam Al Sabbagh, had been married for nearly 40 years and raised the five children before discovering, following a health condition that rendered him infertile, that he could not have biologically fathered them. Subsequent DNA testing conducted by the Public Prosecution's Forensic Lab definitively excluded any biological relationship between him and the children. The court deemed the genetic findings to hold 'absolute legal and religious authority,' overriding earlier assumptions of paternity established through marriage. The judgment stated that when scientific evidence proves a biological impossibility, the presumption of paternity under Islamic jurisprudence cannot stand. 'This is not just about the law; it's about truth,' said attorney Al Sabbagh. 'Despite the years he spent as a father, the biological reality has now been confirmed, and with it comes legal clarity.' The court relied on principles from Ja'fari jurisprudence, which recognizes paternity through marital presumption, acknowledgment, and testimony but only when these do not contradict fundamental Islamic principles or irrefutable scientific facts. As a result, the court ordered the removal of the man's name from all official documents identifying him as the father and held government agencies accountable for amending the children's legal records accordingly.
Daily Tribune
23-05-2025
- Daily Tribune
Mother loses custody of child as grandmother gains guardianship
A mother who took her daughter to Jordan and refused to return for nearly three years has been stripped of custody by a court. Care of the child has been passed to the paternal grandmother. The ruling followed a claim brought by the father and his mother, who said the child had been taken abroad in early 2021 without the father's agreement and kept there since. They told the court they had been unable to see the girl since her birth. The child was born in August 2021, following a marriage in Jordan which was later recognised in Bahrain. The court heard that the mother travelled while pregnant and gave birth in Jordan, cutting off all contact with the father's family. Papers submitted with the claim included a copy of the child's birth certificate, a Jordanian marriage contract, a past court order instructing the mother to return to the marital home, and a signed statement from the grandmother and the father's sister expressing their willingness to care for the child in Bahrain. An attempt to reach a settlement through the reconciliation office ended without result, as the mother remained abroad. Travel records The father's lawyer asked the court to seek travel records from the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence. These showed the mother had left Bahrain on 24 March 2021 and had not returned. Two witnesses gave evidence supporting the father's case. One, a close relative, told the court the mother had left the marital home in March 2021 without warning or consent. Another said she had refused repeated requests to return and continued to live with the child in Jordan. Conditions The court noted that under Bahraini law, the mother's right to custody is subject to certain conditions, including staying within reach of the legal guardian. If the custodian moves abroad without agreement, and that move prevents the guardian from performing his role, custody may be removed. The father's lawyer told the court that his client wished to place the child with the grandmother, rather than claim custody himself. The court found the grandmother met the legal requirements and that no other relative with prior claim had come forward. The mother was ordered to pay BD 20 in legal costs. Both sides were excused court fees.
Gulf Insider
26-03-2025
- Gulf Insider
Father Ordered to Pay Fine Over Child's Passport Refusal
A father who refused to apply for his child's passport was ordered by the court to bear the legal costs of a case filed by a Bahraini mother seeking the right to apply. The court determined that his refusal, following their divorce, lacked a legal basis, ruling in favour of the mother, who holds full custody of their daughter under a final Sharia ruling. In its decision, the court ordered the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) to issue the passport and hand it over to the mother. The father was also instructed to pay the case fees. Refusal The mother brought the matter to court after her ex-husband's refusal to act left her daughter without a passport. She explained that she was divorced on the grounds of harm and awarded custody of her two daughters. Despite her efforts to settle the matter informally, the father would not cooperate – and the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence declined to proceed without a court ruling. Nationality The court pointed out that the girl, born at Salmaniya Medical Complex, was a Bahraini citizen by birth, as her father held Bahraini nationality at the time. No one contested the child's parentage. The court concluded that the girl had a legal right to a Bahraini passport. It also referred to the custody ruling, which granted the mother the right to collect the child's passport. Claim As the Sharia court ruling was final and no appeal had been lodged, the judge upheld the mother's claim. The General Directorate was instructed to issue the passport, record it in official registers, and deliver it to the mother. The court also ordered the father to bear the legal costs associated with the case. Also read: Fugitive Caught With Forged Travel Document Sentenced To A Year Behind Bars
