TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020 04 TDT | Manama Man loses appeal in cold store he Public Prosecution robbery case; sentence upheld yesterday announced the Tarrest of a drug ring in TDT | Manama Muharraq Governorate involv- ing a doctor, pharmacists and he Court of Cassation military personnel. Major drug recently upheld a five- The men held the According to Muharraq Tyear imprisonment sen- worker at gunpoint Governorate Chief Prosecutor tence previously issued against and threatened Ahmed Abdullah Al Ramadhan, a man who was convicted of to kill him if the gang is headed by a doctor robbing a cold store in Sanad who misused his authority to area back in 2014. he resisted the issue fake prescriptions so that The man was initially sen- robbery. his accomplices would have ac- tenced, among other defend- PROSECUTORS cess to prescription pills and sell ants, by the High Criminal it in the black market to addicts. Court to 10 years imprison- The men held the worker at Mr Al Ramadan explained that ring busted ment. gunpoint and threatened to kill the ring was busted when the He appealed against the him if he resisted the robbery, Military Police of Bahrain De- verdict twice before it was re- according to Prosecutors. fence Force (BDF) informed the Gang headed by doctor; large quantities of narcotics seized duced to five years. The victim told the prosecu- Anti-Narcotics Department in However, he appealed for tors that one of the defendants Interior Ministry that it arrested lysed the entered data in them. the narcotics from certain phar- the third time to the Court of held the gun to his forehead, a military staff and two civilians Explaining further in a press macies, where the pharmacists Cassation, claiming innocence, while another one held a knife while selling narcotics. statement that was circulated The gang is headed are also involved in their plot, and but the court decided to up- to his back. Large quantities of narcotics yesterday, Mr Al Ramadhan said later sell the pills to drug addicts hold the last sentence issued He also mentioned in his and amounts of money collected it was proven that the doctor is- by a doctor who for higher prices. against him. statements that he fell on the from selling them were found in sued fake prescriptions and re- misused his Mr Al Ramadhan confirmed According to court files, floor while the men stole BD60 the arrestees’ possession. ports stating that the individuals authority to issue that the Public Prosecution the crime took place on May from the cash register and es- The Chief Prosecutor said the mentioned in them had under- fake prescriptions so yesterday ordered to detain the 17, 2014, when the convicts caped, adding that the rob - prosecution launched its inves- gone the necessary medical ex- that his accomplices suspects pending further inves- robbed the cold store after bery lasted for around three tigation into the incident, inter- amination. would have access tigation, while it referred the mil- threatening the worker there minutes. rogated the arrestees, heard wit- He was able to do this after to prescription pills itary staff member to the Military using a gun. Police inspected the crime nesses’ testimonies and reviewed his companions provided him Judiciary and issued an arrest Police reports showed that scene and further investigation a report prepared by the technical with copies of identity cards so and sell it in the warrant against other suspects four masked individuals, in- led to the arrest of two of the committee, which inspected the he could prepare the reports black market to who’re abroad, in order to refer cluding the appellant, riding a defendants who were pros- computers in a number of public and write the prescriptions. addicts. the case to the concerned crim- black vehicle, committed the ecuted and sentenced by the and private hospitals, and ana- The other suspects would buy MR AL RAMADHAN inal court. crime at 3:30 pm. High Criminal Court. Jidhafs Maternity Hospital Municipal development project ‘on track’ projects inspected Manama ouncil of Representa- tives Speaker Fawzia CZainal and Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Essam Khalaf visited the fifth constit- uency in the Southern Gover- norate and inspected progress on revamping the Mohammed bin Faris Public Garden, located in bloc 927. The visit is in line with the directives issued by His Roy- al Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Mr Khalaf, Ms Zainal along with other officials review the project. Prince, Deputy Supreme Com- mander and First Deputy Pre- eration, which would benefit ing and other facilities. mier Bahrain and citizens and bol- He announced that bids Ms Al Saleh being briefed on project progress. The Ministry of Works, Mu- ster the development process, would be invited soon for the nicipalities Affairs and Urban led by HM the King. project which covers 10,240 TDT | Manama in October 2018, and included renewed, and all engineering Planning Essam Khalaf has She hailed the string of devel- square metres. Other devel- the expansion of the patient and technical services, includ- started implementing of de- opment projects being carried opment projects were also in- ealth Minister Faeqa Al admission area, the separation ing air conditioning, electrical velopment projects, which aim out nationwide, commending spected. Saleh yesterday made of the emergency door from the and mechanical services, com- enhance services for citizens as the Southern Governorate, Present were Undersecretary Han inspection visit to patient admission unit, the ren- munications and lighting, are part of municipal schemes that Southern Municipality and for Works Affairs Ahmed Al Jidhafs Maternity Hospital, ovation of the operating room, being replaced. contribute to the achievement Southern Municipal Council Khayyat, Undersecretary for where she was briefed on the the renovation of labour rooms The revamped hospital is ex- of the sustainable development for their efforts to serve Bah- Municipal Affairs Shaikh Mo- progress of work. consisting of seven beds, and pected take a little burden off goals, in the prosperous era of rain and citizens. hammed bin Ahmed Al-Khal- The project expenditure is es- the renewal of nursing and ob- Salamaniya Medical Complex. His Majesty King Hamad bin The minister shed light on ifa, Assistant Undersecretary timated to be about BD222,200 servation rooms for newborns. The Health Minister thanked Isa Al Khalifa. the project which consists in for Joint Municipal Services and it aims to provide best In addition to that, the stor- the workers and contractors for The Speaker hailed HRH the building a playground, a walk- Rawya Al Mannai, Assistant health services to patients. age and waste rooms are being their efforts to complete the Prince’s directives in support way, in addition a café, kiosks, Undersecretary for Roads Huda The maintenance work began renovated, the bathrooms are project on time. of legislative-executive coop- arcade games, a service build- Fakhro and other officials. Saudi military opens first women’s section Jeddah porate more women into the new laws support women’s field, previously announced in rights and capabilities in the audi military chief of staff, October 2019, women can now Kingdom’s military. Gen Fayyad Al Ruwaili, join the military as lance c or- “Naturally, they will enter a Slaunched the first military porals, corporals, sergeants, and new sphere of work. It’s a re - section for women in the Saudi staff sergeants in the Royal Saudi flection of a national belief in Arabian Armed Forces on Sun- Land Forces, Air Force, Saudi the equality between women day. Arabian Navy, Air Defence Forc- and men,” she said. The director general of ad - es, Strategic Missile Forces and The initiative is part of Sau- mission and enlistment, Maj Armed Forces Medical Services. di Arabia’s Vision 2030 Pro - Gen Imad Al Aidan, explained The initiative is the first to gramme, pushing for the em- the regulations of acceptance, allow women to climb the ladder powerment of women and giving and allocated locations where towards senior ranks. them more leadership positions, the female staff will be sta - Former Shura Council mem- and highlighting the significance tioned. ber Haya Al Muni’I previously of their involvement across dif- Under the initiative to incor- told Asharq Al Awsat that these ferent fields. The initiative is the first to allow women to climb the ladder towards senior ranks..