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Employer convicted for threatening employee over wages
The court deliberated in a case involving a foreign worker who was subjected to harsh working conditions in Bahrain. The employer forced him to work long hours without pay for three months, in addition to threatening to terminate his contract and deport him back to his country. It was established that the defendant exploited the worker's circumstances to compel him to work under threats, deducted amounts from his salary, threatened to cancel his residence permit, and also obtained his signatures on receipts for his wages unlawfully. In the initial verdict, the court sentenced him to three years in prison, imposed a fine, and ordered the worker's repatriation. However, the Court of Appeal canceled the previous judgment and acquitted him of some charges, considering that the threats alone formed the basis of the conviction. It subsequently sentenced him to three months in prison.
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