Given the question: Facts: - known for: defection from police during 2011 bahraini uprising - caption: ali al-ghanmi joining protests - birth date: c. 1987 - name: ali al-ghanmi - nationality: bahraini - image: ali al-ghanmi in salmaniya hospital.jpg - occupation: police officer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ali al-ghanmi .
The answer is:
ali jassim al-ghanmi -lrb- arabic : -rrb- -lrb- born c. 1987 -rrb- is a bahraini former policeman who came to public attention for leaving his post and joining protesters in february 2011 of the bahraini uprising -lrb- 2011 -- present -rrb- .on 9 january 2012 , he was sentenced to 12 years ' imprisonment .