Political cases of the death penalty in Bahrain

9.7.2015

Question for written answer E-011133-15
to the Commission
Rule 130
Marlene Mizzi (S&D)

Can the Commission clarify the EU’s position as regards the fact that the use of the death penalty in politically motivated cases has drastically increased in Bahrain, where at least seven individuals have been handed death sentences in political cases since 2011, four of whom were sentenced to death in 2015?