The Court of Cessation, which had been scheduled to issue its decision on Monday, said it would now deliver it on April 30.
The postponement came amid escalating tensions in the Sunni-ruled kingdom after a week of near-daily anti-government protests that coincided with Sunday’s controversial Formula One Grand Prix race.
Witnesses said the courthouse was cordoned off by security forces as the postponement was announced in an effort by the government to prevent a planned protest by the largest Shiite opposition group, Al-Wefaq.
Among the activists appealing their conviction is Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a dual Bahraini-Danish citizen who has been on hunger strike since February 8-9 to demand his release from prison, where he is serving a life sentence.
On Sunday, a representative from Bahrain’s public prosecution said Khawaja’s doctors assured him that the Shiite activist "is in good and stable health and is getting all necessary medical care."
His deteriorating health has raised fears that he may die in prison, an event that could trigger widespread protests and further unrest in the Gulf kingdom.
Khawaja’s wife, Khadija al-Moussawi, told AFP on Sunday that her husband "stopped drinking water" as of last Friday.
She said in a telephone call with him on Saturday that "his voice sounded weak and he spoke slowly."
Khawaja was convicted with 20 other opposition figures after mass protests which the government crushed last year in a brutal crackdown that left at least 35 people dead, including five from torture, according to an independent probe.
Rights groups and western governments have repeated called for the release of Bahrain’s political prisoners, but many remain in jail.
