Arrested and Charged with Illegal Assembly and Burning Tyres
Amongst Them a Minor
Fear Concerning Safety and Lack of Fair Trial
16 April 2006
Arrested and Charged with Illegal Assembly and Burning Tyres
Amongst Them a Minor
Fear Concerning Safety and Lack of Fair Trial
16 April 2006
Eight Bahrainis, including a minor, were charged with illegal assembly and burning tyres. All Eight were arrested in the previous two weeks after different incidents. Before the completion of the investigation, the names and photos of the detainees were released by the Public Prosecutor’s office and published today by the local press. There are fears that the detainees were randomly arrested and accused by the Ministry of Interiors to cover its failure in restoring order in the aftermath of the arrest and unfair trial of more than 40 Bahrainis including human rights activists.
The press published the names of the detainees as follows:
- Abdullah Mahdi Ahmed.
- Fadhel Abbas Hassan, 17, from Hamad Town who works at Ahmadi Company.
- Abdullah Isa Jaffer, 19, from Sanabis who works at a petrol station.
- Jaffer Mulla Ahmed Nasser, 21, from Sanabis who is a computer technician at Hi Tech Company.
- Isa Ali Isa, 19, a student from Al Daih.
- Emad Jaffer Ahmed Fadhel, 29, from Jidhafs who works as an assistant electrician at Delta Company.
- Ali Anwar Yaqoub Mousa Marzooq, 19, from Hamad Town and an employee of Gulf Company.
- Isa Abdullah Isa Abdullah Al Sareh, 23, security guard from Bani Jamrah.
According to reports received by the BCHR, Fadhel Abbas Hassan, Abdullah Isa Jaffer, Jaffer Mulla Ahmed Nasser, Isa Ali Isa, and Emad Jaffer Ahmed Fadhel were brought before the Public Prosecutor on the 6th of April, 2006. Ali Anwar Yaqoub Mousa Marzooq and Isa Abdullah Isa Abdullah Al Sareh were brought before the Public Prosecutor on the 6th of April, 2006.
The BCHR is gravely concerned for the safety of the detainees, as it had received reports from relatives of some of the detainees, that they saw clear signs of beatings on the bodies of the detainees, when they were allowed to meet with them briefly in detention. Amaar Mulla Nasser, the brother of Jaffar Mulla Nasser, told the BCHR that his brother informed him that he was beaten badly both during arrest and in detention, and that there were signs of the beating, specifically around the eye, when he saw him briefly two days after his arrest. Mr. Abdulla Ahmed Al-Sakran, a lawyer present during Jaffar Al-Mulla’s presence before the Public Prosecution, stated that the defendant complained of being beaten during arrest and showed signs accordingly. The lawyer also states that he saw the defendant clearly limping.
The BCHR thus condemns the defaming of the detainees, as it is a violation of the right of each person to be considered innocent until proven guilty after a fair trial.