Ali Al-Ekri (C) hugs his family member (R) as he is welcomed home after completing his five-year sentence, in Manama, Bahrain March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
DUBAI (Reuters) - A prominent Bahraini doctor jailed for five years in connection with the 2011 Arab Spring uprising for democracy was released from prison on Friday, a lawyer and witness said.
Ali al-Ekry was among 20 medics, all Shi'ite Muslims, who were sentenced in September 2011 to prison terms ranging from five to 15 years on charges including occupying a hospital, theft of medical equipment and incitement to topple the state.
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