A Bahraini court adjourned on Tuesday for another time the trial of the prominent activist Abdulhadi Khawaja and other 12 figures.

A Bahraini court adjourned on Tuesday for another time the trial of the prominent activist Abdulhadi Khawaja and other 12 figures.

Eleven of the defendants appeared in court except for Khawaja, who is at a military hospital as he has been on a hunger strike since February 8, and Mirza al-Mahroos, who was also admitted to hospital, the AF quoted an unnamed judicial source as saying.

The court demanded both Khawaja and Mahroos show up in court when the retrial is to resume on May 22.
During a brief hearing, the court authorized lawyers to meet their clients for one hour each and demanded the two activists receive suitable medical assistance during their appearance in the next hearing.

Khawaja and 20 other activists have been convicted of plotting to overthrow the Bahraini regime.
Seven of them, including Khawaja, were jailed for life, while 14 others were sentenced to between two and 15 years in prison.

Of the 21 defendants, seven were convicted in absentia and remain at large.
Bahrain's highest appeals court on April 30 ordered the retrial of 13 activists, following the release of one defendant after his sentence was reduced to six months by the Court of Cassation.

Dozens of Bahrainis have been killed since the revolution had started last February. Hundreds others were injured, as well as hundreds others were fired from their jobs.