DUBAI (Reuters) - Two civilians will be tried on terrorism charges in a Bahrain military court for the first time under new amendments issued in March that have drawn sharp condemnation from rights groups.
Bahrain's Shura Council approved the amendments in March on the grounds they would protect the Gulf island kingdom from militant attack, and the justice minister said that those perpetrating attacks had forfeited access to civilian courts.
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