The High Criminal Court has sentenced a 40-year-old Asian businessman to three years inprison for his involvement in robbing a restaurant owner. The court also ruled that he will bedeported upon completing his sentence. The incident occurred on the night of October 25, 2023, when three unidentified Asian menposed as police officers and confronted the restaurant owner in Manama. Claiming they hadreceived a report accusing him of selling alcohol, they demanded to search his restaurant.When the owner denied the allegations and allowed them to inspect the premises, the meninsisted on searching his nearby residence instead. Accompanying the men to his home, the owner was shocked to encounter the defendant,whom he recognized as someone who owed him money. The owner reported to the PublicProsecution: “He hit me, and they took my money.” The group fled with 420 Bahraini dinars. Security footage from the restaurant corroborated the owner’s account. The video showed thethree unidentified men entering and leaving with the owner, while the defendant waited in a caroutside. Additional footage captured one of the men meeting the defendant in a dark alley,followed by the defendant entering the alley where the owner was taken before the groupreturned. Although the defendant admitted he was […]