Soon to be ex-MP Sameer Al-Shuwaikh, (the guy I voted for!) was handed a six-month suspended jail sentence yesterday for issuing a dud-cheque. For 158,000 Dinars (US$ 419k). His defence of ignorance and that “he only presented the cheque as a guarantee” were thrown out of court. You ain’t got money, don’t write cheques. Even my 10-year-old son knows that. He probably thought that becoming an MP would shelter him from prosecution, and it did for a while, but his immunity was lifted.
So it looks like we’re going to have to elect another person to represent us quite soon in our area (Northern Governate, Constituency #3, Barbar) , and hope that this time there will be a better choice to pick from.
C’mon Parliament, what are you waiting for, let’s have an election and see if that too is going to be boycotted! What fun!!
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CONVICTED! First Bahraini MP to be handed a jail sentence
Great to see that at least some people are being dealt with.
Small fish in a bigger pond. Whatever happened to Flaifel? Hope his house arrest is not too harsh.
Re: CONVICTED! First Bahraini MP to be handed a jail sentence
Didn’t know that Flaifel was actually under house arrest! Is he?
CONVICTED! First Bahraini MP to be handed a jail sentence
Well, I could be wrong, but I thought he was. Are you saying he’s not even under house arrest?
CONVICTED! First Bahraini MP to be handed a jail sentence
Hey, isnt Flaifel living inside the police fort compound in manama? I heard that’s where he stays along with that British dude who can’t go back to england because he’ll be arrested by scottland yard.
Re: CONVICTED! First Bahraini MP to be handed a jail sentence
Are you kidding? He’s got a nice office in the Diplomatic Area of Manama through which he conducts his various businesses and properties. That’s according to an interview with him published in Al-Wasat a few months ago anyway.
No further appeals
the judge yesterday refused the case to go into appeal. So this guy is trussed and ready for the pot!
CONVICTED! First Bahraini MP to be handed a jail sentence
Damn….and I voted for this guy…simply becuase he did not wear the ugly beard like the rest of them….