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Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry hospital. 339 Both foreign media and Bahrain Television seem to have obtained footage from inside SMC, including footage of injured persons inside the hospital. 735. The GoB’s view of events is that the accused medical personnel actively assisted the media, in particular international outlets, in gaining access to SMC. The Assistant Undersecretary for Primary Healthcare stated that media roamed freely inside the hospital. 340 The Head of the Emergency Section stated that this occurred with the help of several doctors. 341 The Chief Resident Doctor stated that he was operating on the protester Mr Fadhel Matrook (the second protester who died on 16 February 2011) when he was surprised by media suddenly entering the room, turning it into a media showroom. 342 An ambulance driver stated that he witnessed foreign reporters being allowed to use computers in order to send pictures, videos and medical reports. 343 736. The accused medical personnel stated that while interviews were given to foreign media, the media were not allowed unfettered access to SMC. A different perspective was provided by one doctor who stated that as far as he was aware no orders were given by the hospital administration forbidding media access to SMC. Another doctor made a similar observation. 344 (4) Unauthorised marches and gatherings by medical personnel 737. According to government accounts, medical personnel organised illegal marches and demonstrations, both inside and outside SMC. The Commission received several videos that show medical personnel involved in political chants inside SMC on 17 February 2011. Two videos of the same events show nurses and non-medical personnel chanting, “The people want the fall of the regime”. 345 Another video the same day shows some medical personnel calling for the fall of the Minister of Health. 346 There is also footage of a pro-government rally being held by some medical personnel within SMC, which was broadcast on Bahrain Television on 11 May 2011. 347 339 Statement provided to the Commission, 2 August 2011. See also Al Jazeera video coverage, YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-5Ecwo3tgk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIJIPEdsDCo accessed 4 November 2011. 340 Interview with the Commission, 30 July 2011. 341 Interview with the Commission, 30 July 2011. 342 Interview with the Commission, 30 July 2011. 343 Interview with the Commission, 30 July 2011. 344 Minutes of court hearing on 7 September 2011 in Case No. 191 of 2011 (Defence witness statements). 345 See YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrT_2HFlCFY&feature=related and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEGnByITVCo accessed 4 November 2011. 346 YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X101UunCFAU&feature=related accessed 4 November 2011. 347 YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfUCEot6BgQ accessed 4 November 2011. 188
Chapter V — Events at Salmaniya Medical Complex 738. The Commission received video footage recording protesters at SMC chanting discriminatory slogans such as, “Naturalised citizens get out”. Other video footage records protesters chanting, “Death to Al Khalifa” outside the emergency room. 348 739. Regarding demonstrations by the accused medical personnel, an SMC employee stated that one of the accused doctors was in charge of demonstrations by medical personnel and that he had a close relationship with the demonstrators. 349 This doctor and others encouraged medical personnel to participate in demonstrations. An SMC surgeon and two ambulance drivers provided similar accounts. 350 A clerk at SMC stated that several of the accused doctors wore badges saying, “Sit-in until the regime falls”. One SMC employee stated that he heard several doctors call for the fall of the regime. 740. One of the accused medical personnel stated that although medical personnel did participate in demonstrations, this occurred after working hours. 351 Another one of the accused doctors stated that a protest was organised by the medical team on 18 February 2011 to protest attacks on the medical personnel at the GCC Roundabout and the stoppage of ambulance services during the first clearance of the GCC Roundabout, but that this protest took place outside working hours. 352 He confirmed that other protests did occur, but always outside working hours, except for the spontaneous protest on 17 February immediately after the first clearance of the GCC Roundabout amid the rumours that ambulance drivers were prevented from accessing it. There are several videos of the protests in question, which seem to indicate that the protests occurred in the SMC car park area and in the area in front of the Emergency Section. 353 741. According to the statement submitted by the accused medical personnel on 13 September 2011: The nature of the marches was completely professional and focused on the poor management of the disaster by administration team on February 17, 2011. [T]hese marches were spontaneously evolved by the presenting medics at the hospital following the attack on the Feb. 17 morning as a result of the medical responsibility following the immediate stoppage of the ambulance services by the administration and the attack [on] paramedics and drivers trying to evacuate the victims. [T]wo marches took place in front of the hospital, the first on Feb. 18th and the 2nd was on 348 Video footage received from BCHR. 349 Minutes of court hearing on 20 June in Case No. 191 of 2011 (Military Prosecution witness statements). 350 Report from the MoI entitled “Samples of some complaints by nationals against doctors and officials in Salmaniya Hospital regarding withholding treatment”; Interview with the Commission, 30 July 2011. 351 Interview with the Commission, 30 July 2011. 352 Interview with the Commission, 27 July 2011. 353 See, for example, the video of a protest by medical personnel on 18 February 2011. YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkufTYgKtTQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SD-FP4BqWM&feature=related accessed 19 November 2011. 189
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