By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Bahrain's highest court on Monday upheld jail terms for 20 opposition figures — including eight sentenced to life — for alleged plots to "overthrow" the state in a decision likely to touch off more protests in the Gulf nation and bring renewed criticism from its Western allies.
Defense attorney Jalil al-Aradi said the high court refused to reconsider the sentences or convictions, which were originally handed down in 2011 by a military-led tribunal created under temporary martial-law-style rules.
