Activist Renews Hunger Strike & Requests Meeting with Interior Minister
Moosa Abdali on Hunger Strike Since Friday Protesting his Detention
Reports of Mr. Abdali’s Referral to Hospital Twice Since Strike
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
REF: 06090401
Activist Renews Hunger Strike & Requests Meeting with Interior Minister
Moosa Abdali on Hunger Strike Since Friday Protesting his Detention
Reports of Mr. Abdali’s Referral to Hospital Twice Since Strike
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
REF: 06090401
The BCHR has learnt that, Mr. Moosa Abdali, 26 years, Ekr Village, an active member of the Unemployment Committee, has decided to renew his hunger strike in prison in order to protest his arrest and has requested a meeting with Lt. Gen. Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah al-Khalifa, the Minister of Interior to discuss his case. The Minister, had assured Mr Abdali, after a meeting with Mr. Abd-Ali, his father, and Nabeel Rajab, vice-president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights on December 4th, 2006 that he would start an investigation into the allegation made by Mr. Abdali that he was abducted and severely beaten, and bring those responsible to justice. (Refer to BCHR report describing allegations made by Mr. Abdali that a number of plainclothes persons affiliated with or acting on behalf of Bahraini security forces abducted Mr. Abdali on the night of November 27, Ref:04020603). Nothing had come of these promises, and Mr. Abdali had decided to suspend his cooperation with the authorities(BCHR Ref:06010101) before his arrest in connection to what became know as the “Dana Mall” case which he is currently facing charges participation in an unauthorized gathering (Ref:06081701).
The Defendants in the Dana Mall case have repetitively protested against prison condition and treatment, and have previously gone on a hunger strike which ended after security officials promised them better conditions and possibly, a speedy trial (Ref: 06082201). According to Mr. Abdali, these promises have not been kept, therefore since last Friday, he has renewed his hunger strike. Reports have been received that Mr. Abdali has been moved to the Bahrain Defense Force hospital (BDF) twice since the strike.
The BCHR requests an urgent intervention on behalf of the activist Moosa Abdali, and once again protests against the authorities targeting of active members of Civil and Human Rights Societies in a systematic manner in order to silence them. The BCHR will be following the Dana trial, the next hearing to be held on the 14th of September, 2006, and will relate details of the trial as it proceeds into its 6th month without witnessing any substantial development, and with no indication of any end in sight.
Kindly refer to BCHR Website for relevant documents and reports at: www.bahrainrights.org