Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Annex B — Summary of Torture Allegations
On 13 April, he was taken to Dry Dock Detention Centre where he still was
not permitted to contact his family or a lawyer. He was then taken with the
other doctors in detention to a location underground in the centre of Bahrain
where they remained for three days and two nights. The doctors were
questioned about their ties to Iran and shown photographs of individuals
with alleged ties to Iran.
The doctors’ first court session was on 6 June and this is where the detainee
saw his lawyer and family for the first time since his arrest. They were
subjected to physical and verbal abuse on their way to court. The detainee
has since seen a psychiatrist because of severe depression and his health has
deteriorated.
CASE NO. 17
(Examined by forensic team)
Date of statement: 21 August 2011
Statement: Approximately 30 masked and armed men arrested the detainee
on 20 March 2011. They did not have an arrest warrant. He was
blindfolded and handcuffed in a brutal manner and placed in a vehicle where
he was threatened. He was taken to an unknown location where he was
forced to stand for eight hours. He informed his interrogators that he
suffered from certain ailments, including migraines and sickle cell anaemia,
but this did not make any difference to his treatment. That day he was
interrogated until 02:00.
He was allowed to call his family for the first time after 10 days of
detention. His family had known nothing of his fate prior to this telephone
call. He was then transferred to criminal investigation prosecutors who
interrogated him further. He was beaten with fists and cables on the back,
shoulder joints and renal bed.
The detainee was transferred to Dry Dock Detention Centre where he was
placed in solitary confinement for one week. During this period, he was
handcuffed and forced to stand for long periods. No lawyers were present
during his interrogations and he was not permitted to reply to his
accusations. He was routinely insulted and informed that his wife and son
would be raped. He was then transferred to a special interrogation centre
where he was whipped severely. Since being in detention, he has not
received any medical care for his illnesses.
CASE NO. 18
(Examined by forensic team)
Date of statement: 28 August 2011
Statement: At around 02:00 on 23 March 2011, the detainee was arrested at
a friend’s home in Jazeerat Sutra. There were approximately 30 police
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