Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
Shamaleyya police stations. At certain points during these attacks, Molotov
cocktails were thrown at the police buildings.
541. Incidents of arson were also recorded during the day. The first,
reported at 10:20, occurred when unidentified individuals entered and set fire
to a farm in Karzakan belonging to the Royal Court. Shortly thereafter, it was
reported that unidentified vandals had set fire to a wooden warehouse in the
vicinity of the Al-Naeem cemetery. At around 13:40, another fire was
reported in a furniture warehouse in Karzakan.
542. During the day, a number of civilian fatalities were reported. Some
of these cases were imputable to BDF units, while in other cases police were
implicated in the deaths. Due to the lack of security that Bahrain suffered
during this period, the circumstances leading to these deaths remains unclear.
543. At 08:30, Mr Jaafar Mohamed Abdali Salman was pronounced dead
due to a gunshot wound to the chest. The exact sequence of events causing
this fatality is unclear. Some reports indicated that Mr Salman was shot in the
vicinity of the Dana Mall, which is adjacent to the GCC Roundabout. He had
gone to the area to photograph the ongoing events. Other reports, however,
claimed that the deceased attempted to attack police in the area. Persons in
the area transported the victim to the Jidhafs hospital, where he was
pronounced dead. 255
544. Another civilian fatality that occurred during the day was Mr Ahmed
Abdulla Hassan Ali. According to some reports, Mr Ali died of shotgun
wounds that he had sustained at the GCC Roundabout. Other accounts,
however, claimed that he was killed in confrontations with police at
Roundabout 7 in Hamad Town. 256
545. Meanwhile, at a BDF checkpoint that was set up near the overpass
between the Al-Sahla district and Issa Town, another incident occurred that
led to the death of an MoI employee named Mr Jawad Ali Kadhem. Available
information indicates that the victim approached the BDF checkpoint in his
vehicle, which he refused to stop despite being requested to do so over a
megaphone by the military personnel onsite. When his vehicle came within
80 metres of the BDF armoured vehicle stationed at the checkpoint, BDF
personnel fired rounds from a .50 Browning machine gun to disable the car. It
later appeared that the shots had punctured the body of the vehicle and fatally
injured the victim. 257
546. At 18:00, Mr Jaafar Abdulla Ali Hasan Mayoof was pronounced dead
due to injuries sustained from gunshot and shotgun wounds. The exact
circumstances of this fatality are unclear. According to some reports, the
victim was injured by police dispersing demonstrations that were taking place
in either the Magaba or the Al-Hajar districts. Other accounts claimed that Mr
Mayoof was at the GCC Roundabout during the clearing operation, and that
he had been shot but managed to reach the vicinity of the Sanabis
255 See Chapter VI, Section A.
256 See Chapter VI, Section A.
257 See Chapter VI, Section A.
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