Bahrain cannot claim immunity in laptop hacking lawsuit, allowed to proceed in UK court.
London's Court of Appeal has ruled that Bahrain cannot claim state immunity in a lawsuit filed by dissidents Saeed Shehabi and Moosa Mohammed, who allege the government hacked their laptops with FinSpy spyware in 2011. Residing in the UK, they seek damages for "psychiatric harm." Bahrain denies the allegations, and the court emphasized that foreign hacking of UK computers violates territorial sovereignty, allowing the case to proceed.
October 04, 2024
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