Nine Bahraini doctors were sentenced for upto five years on Friday, for supporting anti-government protests in the country last year.
Formally accused of 'conspiring to overthrow the Bahraini monarchy', prosecutors charged that the doctors had spilt blood over patients to exaggerate injuries, and used a hospital and ambulances to aid the armed rebellion.
All the doctors denied the charges, stating that they were forced to sign confessions after being tortured.
Nine other medics were aquitted, including Fatima Haji, who commented:
“This is no time to celebrate, my colleagues going to jail need my support right now. Putting one of us behind bars is an insult to us all as doctors,”