Bahrain Arrests Four on Spying Charges Linked to Iranian Revolutionary Guard

MANAMA, Mar 12: The Bahrain Ministry of Interior announced that the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science has arrested four Bahraini nationals and identified a fifth suspect abroad for alleged espionage activities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Authorities named the suspects as Murtadha Hussain Awal (25), Ahmed Isa Al Haiki (34), Sarah Abdulnabi Marhoon (36), and Elias Salman Mirza (22), while Ali Mohammed Hassan Al Shaikh (25) remains at large outside the country.

Investigations found that the first suspect, acting on organizational instructions and with assistance from others, used high-resolution photography equipment to capture images and record coordinates of vital and strategic locations across Bahrain. The information was allegedly transmitted to the IRGC through encrypted software.

Authorities said legal measures have been taken and the detained suspects have been referred to the Public Prosecution, while efforts continue to locate the fifth suspect abroad.