4. On February 21, 2018, the Supreme Military Court of Appeal issued its ruling on appeals against the preliminary judgment issued in case No. (1/Terrorism/2017), in which the court ruled to uphold the appeal against all the convicts except Hussain Mohammed Ahmed Shehab and Mohammed Yousef Marhoon Al Ajmi. The court decided to reduce the sentence to five years from of seven years. 5. The Court rejected the appeals filed by the Military Prosecution against the convicts in their presence, as well as the appeals of the Military Prosecution against those sentenced in absentia, since their right to challenge the opposition still exists. 6. Accordingly, all the death sentences issued in presence are considered to be subject to the force of the law before the Military Court of Cassation, in accordance with Article 73 of the Military Justice Law No. (34) of 2002, and the rest of the convicts are entitled to appeal the judgment, in accordance with the Civil Court of Cassation Law No. (8) of 1989. Execution of death sentences is subject to the ratification of the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain in accordance with Article 84 of the Military Justice Law of 2002. 7. In accordance with the Military Court of Cassation ruling of 25 April 2018 rejecting the appeals of those sentenced to death and supporting their sentence, His Majesty the King issued a Royal Order to ratify the ruling of the Military Court of Cassation and to commute the death penalty to life imprisonment for the four convicts who have been sentenced. 23