A Bahraini special court has upheld life jail sentences served on seven Shiite opposition leaders convicted of plotting to overthrow the regime in the Gulf kingdom, BNA official news agency said. Jail sentences against seven other activists, ranging between two to 15 years and including Sunni oppostion leader Ibrahim Sharif, were also upheld by the national safety appeals court, it said quoting military general prosecutor colonel Yusof Fulaifel. Seven others, one sentenced to life in jail and the remainder to 15 years, remained at large and had not appealed their sentences.
