Bahrain: Backlog of court cases down by 16.5%
The annual backlog of cases across courts in Bahrain came down by 16.5 per cent last year, according to the Supreme Judicial Council.
While 73,517 civil cases were registered in Bahrain last year, the Criminal and Sharia courts together handled 60,970 cases. Domestic violence in the Kingdom came down by 44 per cent last year compared to 2020, based on Public Prosecution annual statistics for the year 2021. The statistics also reveal that last year also saw a major decrease in many crimes committed across the country.
The drug crimes came down by 40pc while theft cases declined by 33.5pc. Covid rules violation cases were down by 32.6pc. The Public Prosecution last year registered 82,746 cases of which 1,137 cases were related to social media abuses.
