Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Annex B — Summary of Torture Allegations
On 25 March, he was taken to the Military Prosecution but was not
permitted to consult with a lawyer. The Prosecutor treated him aggressively
and refused to record his statements. After he returned to the prison, the
detainee was tortured repeatedly until his first court hearing on 3 May. He
was not given access to a lawyer until the second hearing, when he was
allowed to meet his lawyer for 15 minutes. After the trial, the detainee was
permitted to shower four times per week. During one of the hearings, the
detainee and some of the other detainees chanted, “Peaceful, peaceful, the
people of Bahrain want freedom”, and they were beaten severely as a result.
The court ordered the transfer of the detainees from solitary confinement (at
the request of their lawyers), but the prison did not comply with that order
until two weeks later. The detainee was in solitary confinement until 10
June and was permitted to contact his family one week later.
CASE NO. 2
(Examined by forensic team)
Date of statement: 3 August 2011
Statement: On 22 March 2011, the detainee went to the GCC Roundabout
to pick up his car. He passed a checkpoint where he was handcuffed and
taken to Naim police station. The detainee was photographed and beaten,
and his personal information was taken.
He was then transferred to Al-Qalaa where he was detained for 15 days.
During this time, he was blindfolded and then verbally insulted and tortured
on a daily basis. He heard the screams of other detainees being tortured, and
this created an environment of terror. He was interrogated and asked why he
wanted to overthrow the GoB and where he was hiding his weapons. He
was also asked about certain individuals allegedly involved in the events of
14 February. He was beaten with a hose, metal rod and wooden planks.
Burn marks from electrocution are still visible on his legs. He fainted as a
result of the beatings and had cold water poured on him. He was taken to a
medical facility where the doctor took an X-ray of his chest.
The detainee was subsequently transferred to Al Qurain Prison. He was then
transferred to Dry Dock Detention Centre, limping and suffering from pain
in his pelvic bone and legs. He remained at Dry Dock for one night during
which he was beaten and verbally insulted. He was then transferred back to
Al Qurain where he was kept in solitary confinement for two or three
months. During this time, he was forced to stand for prolonged periods.
Prison guards beat him regularly with hoses and threatened him with
execution. They told him that he was in Saudi Arabia and they insulted his
religious leaders. He could hear other detainees being beaten but could not
see them. He was repeatedly humiliated and forced to kiss a picture of the
King of Saudi Arabia. The conditions at the prison were not hygienic and he
was not permitted to shower or wash his clothes. He became weak and lost
20 kilograms.
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