Expatriates should not be deported from Bahrain until they pay the amounts they owe or arrangements are made to settle the debts, MPs have urged.
Under a proposal, to amend the 1976 Penal Code, presented by foreign affairs, defence and national security committee vice-chairwoman Dr Mariam Al Dhaen, judges have the power to determine how long the guilty party can be held in detention, from three years to indefinitely .