Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Annex B — Summary of Torture Allegations
The detainee was transferred to Al Qurain Prison where he experienced
various forms of mistreatment, including the following: standing for long
periods; kicking and beating on his ears and back; beating using a hose;
limited access to a toilet; poor meals; and mouldy pillows and sheets. He
was detained in Al Qurain Prison for one and a half months and then brought
before the National Safety Court, which sentenced him to seven years
imprisonment.
CASE NO. 25
(Examined by forensic team)
Date of statement: 7 August 2011
Statement: On 10 March 2011, the detainee was participating in a peaceful
protest in Sitra village when he was arrested by persons in plain clothes.
The detainee at first believed them to be civilian thugs but later discovered
that they were police officers in plain clothes. They took him to an open
area near his village where he saw 30 members of the riot police in police
cars. They began to beat, torture and sexually assault him. They also
threatened to kill him. They beat him all over his body with their rifles until
the bones in his wrist became visible. His nose was also broken.
Throughout the beatings, they insulted him and his sect. The detainee
fainted and was then transferred to the BDF Hospital where he remained for
one day. He was physically tortured and verbally insulted in the hospital.
The detainee was then taken to Isa Town police station where he was
tortured on a daily basis. During the first five days of his detention, he was
tied to a chair and denied any food or water. He was tortured while in the
chair and forced to sign a confession. He fainted several times as a result of
the torture. His torturers routinely insulted his sect and forced him to praise
the Bahraini leadership. He was denied any visitations or telephone calls to
his family.
He was released on 31 May 2011. He lost his left eye and sustained a
broken jaw and a break in his left leg as a result of these events, and he still
has trouble moving his hands and feet.
CASE NO. 26
(Examined by forensic team)
Date of statement: 25 August 2011
Statement: The detainee was arrested at approximately 12:00 on 18 April
2011 by plain clothes security forces. He was taken to Riffa police station
where five riot police officers beat him with a hose on his hands and back
for two hours. He was then taken to a room of the Military Prosecution
where a prosecutor examined his wounds and demanded that the officers
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