London Court Discharges Two Bahraini Activists

London, Dec. 9, IRNA- A judge at Marylebone Magistrate Court in Central London discharged two Bahraini activists who had climbed to the roof of the Bahraini Embassy earlier this year. Ali Mushaima and Moosa Abd Ali were reprimanded for “trespassing” on a “diplomatic” premises and warned not to do it again. On 17th April 2012 the two Bahraini activists broke away from their hunger strike outside the American Embassy and made their way to Belgrave Square; climbed onto a scaffolding attached to a nearby building and occupied the roof of the Bahraini Embassy in London. After 24 hours of negotiations, the two came down voluntarily and were briefly arrested by the police. Two weeks ago they were taken to court where their case had been heard. "Thursday marked the end of the ordeal when a magistrate at the Court considered the case on its merits and ordered the discharge of Ali Mushaima and Moosa Abd Ali", London-based "Bahrain Freedom Movement" said in a statement. The judge also ordered them to pay £100 each towards the cost of the extensive police operations at the scene. "Bahrain Freedom Movement" on Saturday welcomed the court verdict and said: the judge expressed clear sympathy with them especially after the courtroom turned into a trial of the Alkhalifa regime./end