Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Annex B — Summary of Torture Allegations
mouth to breathe. He was then thrown to the floor and dragged to the X-ray
room. He was taken to a bathroom to give a urine sample, but before he
finished urinating he was attacked with sharp objects and verbally abused.
He was given a voltaren injection and then taken back to his area of
detention. Upon realising the seriousness of his injuries, he was sent to Dry
Dock Detention Centre (the temporarily facility).
During his first 21 days of detention, the detainee was unaware of his
location. After arriving at Dry Dock Detention Centre, he remained
blindfolded and handcuffed behind his back and was forced to stand for
three days. He was tortured every hour and his head was shaved. He was
only allowed to use the toilet for 15 seconds after meals. He remained in
agony as a result of his injuries until one night a high-level official saw him
and asked about his back injury. The official sent him for a medical checkup
and he was diagnosed with needing medical treatment and physiotherapy.
The witness’s condition improved but his chronic back pain and the
numbness in his left foot and buttocks continued. Several days later, he was
taken to the MoI interrogation centre and forced to videotape a confession.
On 31 May, he was moved to a smaller prison cell. He was not allowed to
leave his room except for 15 minutes per day.
On 6 June, the detainee was taken in a car to an unknown location. He was
beaten throughout the journey. He was placed in the hot sun for one hour
and suddenly found himself entering a military court. The session lasted
only five minutes, after which the detainee was taken back to the detention
facility. The court session was the first time in three months that he had
seen his wife. Four months after his initial detention, he was permitted to
place a two-minute call to his family and to visit a psychiatrist for
depression. He was prescribed anti-depressants. He was subsequently
allowed a 20-minute family visit once per week and a five-minute telephone
call once per week. The detainee had five court sessions in total and was
allowed to consult a lawyer only once for a five-minute period.
CASE NO. 15
(Examined by forensic team)
Date of statement: 2 August 2011
Statement: At 01:00 on 4 April 2011, approximately 30-40 members of the
army and police arrived outside the witness’s home. Some of them entered
the home and took computers and laptops. They also took his car and other
belongings. The security forces took the detainee to the CID where he
stayed until 11 April.
The detainee was not allowed to shower for the first 11 days of his detention.
He was constantly beaten and was not permitted to contact a lawyer or his
family. At one point he was taken to a medical clinic, blindfolded and
handcuffed. He was then returned to the CID where he was interrogated.
He was accused of contacting the Iranian Ambassador and seeking to
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