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Bahrain spy agency officer is sentenced to life over in-custody death
- A Bahraini intelligence officer was sentenced to life in prison over the in-custody death of a man investigators say he caused.
- The victim is widely believed to be Mohamed al-Mousawi, arrested during unrest linked to the Iran war and returned to his family with bruises and signs of torture.
- Rights groups called the sentence insufficient and want full transparency, while Bahrain’s government denies sectarian bias and says allegations are investigated.
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