Comments on: Another day, another journalist in the dock http://mahmood.tv/2007/03/06/another-day-another-journalist-in-the-dock/ An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap. Trying to make a difference, failing a lot, succeeding once in a while. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:57:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mahmood http://mahmood.tv/2007/03/06/another-day-another-journalist-in-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-79464 mahmood Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:08:13 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/03/06/another-day-another-journalist-in-the-dock/#comment-79464 <blockquote>Don’t the courts learn from experience, or are they like ducks? Every day is a brand new world.</blockquote> Indeed. In fact, the Minister of Justice was <a href="http://alwaqt.com/art.php?aid=44375" rel="nofollow">lightly roasted in parliament</a> yesterday and he's promising an overhaul. That ministry has gone through 3 ministers in its history (the last 2 in the last 3 years or so) and one organizational change. The new minister is promising to speed things up by modernising their employed processes. Let's see what happens. He's got a huge task on his hands, not least of which is the disproportional application of the law and its fines.

Don’t the courts learn from experience, or are they like ducks? Every day is a brand new world.

Indeed.

In fact, the Minister of Justice was lightly roasted in parliament yesterday and he’s promising an overhaul. That ministry has gone through 3 ministers in its history (the last 2 in the last 3 years or so) and one organizational change. The new minister is promising to speed things up by modernising their employed processes.

Let’s see what happens. He’s got a huge task on his hands, not least of which is the disproportional application of the law and its fines.

]]> By: Abu Arron http://mahmood.tv/2007/03/06/another-day-another-journalist-in-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-79431 Abu Arron Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:39:47 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/03/06/another-day-another-journalist-in-the-dock/#comment-79431 I have to admit that I'm confused. If a case goes to court, the parties involved cannot be named. If the accused is found guilty, no names can be printed. Something I've always found reassuring. We could have a mass murderer/rapist in our midst and the nation is not informed who that person is. Extremely handy if the culprit manages to purchase a release after just a few months. While I'm on my soapbox, what possesses the courts to allow other GCC nationals to be freed on bail and they never return to Bahrain for the outcome of the case (and any punishment). I'm still bristling about the discovery last year of firearms and ammunition in a car on the Causeway. The culprit was arrested, IMMEDIATELY bailed, returned home, never seen again. Don't the courts learn from experience, or are they like ducks? Every day is a brand new world. I have to admit that I’m confused. If a case goes to court, the parties involved cannot be named. If the accused is found guilty, no names can be printed. Something I’ve always found reassuring. We could have a mass murderer/rapist in our midst and the nation is not informed who that person is. Extremely handy if the culprit manages to purchase a release after just a few months.

While I’m on my soapbox, what possesses the courts to allow other GCC nationals to be freed on bail and they never return to Bahrain for the outcome of the case (and any punishment). I’m still bristling about the discovery last year of firearms and ammunition in a car on the Causeway. The culprit was arrested, IMMEDIATELY bailed, returned home, never seen again. Don’t the courts learn from experience, or are they like ducks? Every day is a brand new world.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Bahrain: Journalist Fined http://mahmood.tv/2007/03/06/another-day-another-journalist-in-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-79304 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Bahrain: Journalist Fined Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:55:51 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/03/06/another-day-another-journalist-in-the-dock/#comment-79304 [...] blogger Mahmood Al Yousif is livid that a Bahraini journalist has been fined by a court for writing about a fight, without naming those involved in it. “If this is the motive behind [...] [...] blogger Mahmood Al Yousif is livid that a Bahraini journalist has been fined by a court for writing about a fight, without naming those involved in it. “If this is the motive behind [...]

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