Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
The detainee was held at a police station for 16 days. He was accused of
running over police officers with a car and he was threatened into
confessing. Initially, he was not permitted to access a toilet, forcing him to
urinate on himself. He was not given water. He was beaten with a metal rod
and his right arm was broken. He was denied medical care for seven or
eight days, when he was taken to hospital for an X-ray and casting. He
received threats to his parents. He was given electric shocks to his left ankle
three or four times and cigarette burns to his arms. Cold water was poured
on him and he experienced cold air conditioning. He fainted three or four
times and water was poured on his face to revive him. He sustained a knee
injury from the beatings and was taken to hospital for an X-ray and given
bandages.
The detainee was then transferred to Dry Dock Detention Centre where he
remained for 10 days. He sustained an injury to his left shoulder from being
beaten with sticks. He was taken to a police station for 11 days and then
returned to Dry Dock for another five days, during which time he was
blindfolded. Next, at a military prison, he was beaten on the bottom of his
feet with a hose. His feet became swollen and red, and then turned black
and blue. A doctor gave him ice. Finally, at Juw Prison, he was convicted
of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was beaten on his first
day there and subsequently following family visits.
CASE NO. 32
(Examined by the forensic team)
Date of statement: 25 August 2011
Statement: On 17 March 2011, the detainee was walking by a protest while
leaving a sporting club when he was shot with buckshot/birdshot. He
sustained injuries to his legs, arm and head, in particular to his right hip. He
was taken to hospital and given treatment. He was beaten in the hospital
(slapped and kicked), resulting in bruising, and he was verbally abused.
On 18 March, he was arrested at the hospital and taken to the police station
for three days. He was blindfolded and handcuffed, and then forced to stand
all night against a wall. He was beaten with a hose on his back and was in
extreme pain from the beatings and buckshot wounds, but was not given
medication. He was then taken to a second police station for about five
hours, where he was slapped, kicked, verbally abused and forced to insult his
parents. Next, he was taken to a police station used for investigations and
detained for five days. He was hung by his wrists from the ceiling and
forced to sign a confession that he had not read. He was beaten, causing his
buckshot wounds to bleed and become a lot more painful. He was hit in his
genitals and urinated blood immediately afterwards.
The detainee was transferred to a prison where he remained for about one
month. He was forced to stand against the wall while blindfolded and
beaten, and he was prevented from praying. He was then detained in Dry
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