Section 4 The legal basis for the jurisdiction of the Military Justice of Bahrain Defence Force To consider the case known as (1/Terrorism/2017) 1. Article 105 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain, as amended in paragraph (b), stipulates that “Military Justice shall be regulated by law, and the law shall state the jurisdiction of Defence Force, the National Guard, and the Security Forces” 2. Accordingly, Decree No. (34) of 2002, promulgated the Military Justice Law, as amended, was enacted. The last amendment was issued under Law No. (12) of 2017, which includes adding two new articles to the Law. Article 1 (17 bis) provides as follows: “Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the military Justice shall consider the following offenses when committed intentionally by a person who is not subject to the provisions of this Law as a perpetrator or accomplice within or abroad the Kingdom: a. Crimes against the national security of the state, as provided for in Chapter I of Part 1 of the Penal Code, whenever they are committed in operations carried out by Bahrain Defence Force or in the case of armed terrorism from abroad. b. Crimes committed within the jurisdiction of the territories of Bahrain Defence Force or the National Guard, including vessels, aircrafts, vehicles, buildings, camps, facilities, concentration areas, manoeuvres, and areas of progress for troops and operational sites. c. Crimes against funds, property, equipment, machinery, missions, communications, objects, weapons, ammunition, records, documents, and secrets of the Bahrain Defence Force or 24