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Gulf Insider
3 days ago
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain: Court Annuls Marriage After Online Lies, Child Stays With Mother
False claims of child abduction and abuse posted online have led the High Civil Court of Appeal to annul a church marriage between an American man and his Malaysian wife. The couple's three-year-old daughter will remain in her mother's care. The ruling, overturned a lower court's decision that had dismissed the husband's divorce petition. The appeal court found the marriage had broken down beyond repair and ordered it dissolved. It rejected the father's request for custody on the grounds that the child's welfare would be better served by staying with her mother. Criminal complaint The husband had filed a criminal complaint after the wife created a social media page accusing him of being wanted by police in connection with child abduction, molestation, domestic violence, drug offences, and prostitution. The case ended with a BD50 fine issued against her in January by the Public Prosecution for defamation, insult, and misuse of communication tools. The couple were married in a church ceremony in June 2021. Civil procedures Their daughter was born later that year in November. Under Bahrain's civil procedures for non-Muslims, the court applied American family law. The applicable provision allows divorce where marriage has become unbearable due to sustained conflict or personal differences that rule out any chance of reconciliation. The husband submitted documents including the marriage certificate, extracts from US law, the birth certificate of the child, and material related to the criminal case. He also produced a colleague who testified that the husband had shared with him audio recordings and messages indicating marital troubles, though he had not witnessed any physical abuse. Damage The court accepted that the public allegations and the criminal complaint had caused lasting damage to the marriage. It ordered the marriage annulled and directed that a formal divorce certificate be issued. However, it ruled against the husband's custody claim. The judges found the child's best interests lay with the mother, citing US legal provisions which place the welfare of the child above all else in custody cases. Defence witnesses stated the mother had continued to care for the child while the father had travelled abroad. Proof One of her lawyers, Taqi Hussain, submitted proof of her conversion to Islam and contested the father's version of events. Both parties were represented by legal counsel throughout. The court ordered the mother to cover the legal costs for both tiers of litigation, including BD50 in lawyer's fees and BD10 for the execution of the ruling
Daily Tribune
09-07-2025
- Daily Tribune
Bahrain's law remains offline on cyber abuse Legal thesis exposes alarming ‘gap' in Bahrain's response to growing online threats
Bahrain's legal code does not contain a separate clause for threats made online, despite their spread and ease of execution, according to a legal study by lawyer Taqi Hussain. In a thesis submitted for his Master's degree in Law, Taqi examined how threats issued through electronic means are handled under Bahraini law. He found that rather than treating the matter as its own offence, the law groups it under general threat provisions. Approach This approach, he argues, may fall short of what is needed in an age of encrypted messaging and anonymous accounts. The thesis, titled 'Criminal Liability for the Crime of Threat via Electronic Means under Bahraini Legislation – A Comparative Study', weighs Bahrain's laws against those of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It applies both an analytical lens and legal comparison to probe how far existing texts meet the challenge. According to the study, electronic threats are used to bend someone's will. Fear They are meant to force a person into doing or not doing something under pressure of fear. Unlike physical threats, they can be made silently, without confrontation, and with minimal effort. Tracing the source is rarely straightforward. The study warns that the mix of digital tools and cross-border reach makes pinning down culprits no easy feat. The research found disagreement among legal scholars about how such threats should be classed. Question of harm Some treat them as a question of harm. Others say they amount to risk. Either way, the current wording in Bahrain's laws may not leave courts much room to move. Among the study's suggestions are drawing up a clearer legal clause specific to threats made online, exploring alternative punishments to deter the crime, setting up specialised digital evidence units and working more closely with other countries to track those who hide behind screens abroad.
Gulf Insider
20-05-2025
- Gulf Insider
Taxi Driver Hurt Breaking Up Fight Wins BD18,000
Whilst waiting in his parked car for a shawarma, a Bahraini taxi driver ended up with a broken hip after stepping in to stop a street fight. Now a court has ordered BD18,000 in damages. The row had broken out in Jid Ali between two men arguing over a failed car deal. The driver got out and tried to calm them down. He got caught in the middle. In the scuffle, he was shoved to the ground. The fall broke his femur, and he needed surgery, a new hip, and weeks off his feet. A medical panel later put the permanent damage at 30 per cent. Walking became a stiff, painful task. He took the matter to court, represented by lawyer Taqi Hussain, as the medical care had cost him thousands. Also read: FrancoFilm Festival 2025 Opens With A Dazzling Celebration Of Global French Cinema In Bahrain
Daily Tribune
19-05-2025
- Daily Tribune
Taxi driver hurt breaking up fight wins BD18,000
Whilst waiting in his parked car for a shawarma, a Bahraini taxi driver ended up with a broken hip after stepping in to stop a street fight. Now a court has ordered BD18,000 in damages. The row had broken out in Jid Ali between two men arguing over a failed car deal. The driver got out and tried to calm them down. He got caught in the middle. In the scuffle, he was shoved to the ground. The fall broke his femur, and he needed surgery, a new hip, and weeks off his feet. A medical panel later put the permanent damage at 30 per cent. Walking became a stiff, painful task. He took the matter to court, represented by lawyer Taqi Hussain, as the medical care had cost him thousands.
Daily Tribune
16-05-2025
- Daily Tribune
Taxi Driver Awarded BD18,000 After Breaking Up Fight
A Bahraini taxi driver's attempt to break up a street fight in Jid Ali resulted in a broken hip and a BD18,000 court-awarded compensation. The altercation stemmed from a disputed car sale, and the driver intervened to de-escalate the situation between the two men involved. During the scuffle, he was pushed to the ground, fracturing his femur. The resulting injury necessitated surgery, a hip replacement, and weeks of recovery. A medical panel assessed the permanent disability at 30%, leaving him with chronic pain and difficulty walking. Represented by lawyer Taqi Hussain, the driver sought damages to cover his medical expenses and ongoing pain and suffering. One of the men involved admitted to the court that the driver had attempted to restrain him, stating, 'He held me from behind trying to stop the fight. I asked him to let go and grab the other man instead. He wouldn't. I pulled away hard and he fell.' The court deemed this action culpable, concluding that the injury and subsequent damages directly resulted from the altercation. A criminal conviction was not required, as the facts of the case were deemed sufficiently clear. The court awarded BD17,000 for physical harm and an additional BD1,000 for emotional distress. Furthermore, the two men were jointly ordered to pay BD300 in legal fees, BD90 for the medical board assessment, and BD496.5 in court costs.
