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| Bahrain Questions 37 Security Men Based on Complaints from Prisoners, Detainees |
| 2018-05-04 |
| [AAWSAT] Bahraini concerned authorities have questioned 37 coppers after complaints from prisoners and detainees for maltreatment and excessive violence against them. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU), a monitoring body that investigates complaints by prisoners and detainees in security facilities, disclosed legal violations in the case of citizens sentenced to death. This prompted the Bahraini Attorney General to request the Minister of Justice to revoke the death sentence and reopen the case file and trial. The SIU dealt with 43 complaints during the first four months of 2018, involving torture, maltreatment and excessive violence attributed to servicemen affiliated with the public security. Judge and SIU member Mohammed Youssef al-Zebari said that the panel had launched inquiries to investigate all the complaints. Zebari said that the unit heard 50 complainants and 113 witnesses during the same period, questioned 37 accused servicemen from the public security and referred 10 complainants to medical examiner. |
| Posted by:Fred |