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a. March 2011 Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry One mosque, Masjid al Sheikh Al A’abed, was demolished. b. 31 March 2011 One mosque, Al Sayeda Zeinab in Hamad Town, was attacked by unknown assailants. 657 The assailants threw two Molotov cocktails onto the inner left walls of the mosque, one in the front and one in the back. According to the complainants, the police report indicated that two Molotov cocktails were thrown from inside the mosque. 658 The damage to this mosque was minor and the reported losses were at a total of 6,000 BD. c. 10 April 2011 The Council of Ministers issued Decree No. 2105-05 of 2011 659 mandating that the relevant government ministries enforce the laws concerning all violations and infringements on public roads, misappropriated state lands and illegal exploitation of those lands. This decree was cited as a basis for the demolitions detailed below. d. 12 April 2011 One mosque, Om Al Baneen in Hamad Town, was demolished. e. 14 April 2011 Four mosques, Abou Taleb, Al Imam Al Hasan Al Askari, Salman Al Mohamadi and Fedak Al Zahraa, and one mosque/ma’atam, Al Imam Al Hadi, were demolished. All were located in Hamad Town. f. 15 April 2011 One mosque, Al Baqei’ in Al Lozy district, was demolished. g. 17 April 2011 Two mosques, Amir Mohamed Mohamed Barbagi in the A’ali district of the Middle District and Al Sadeq in Salmabad District, were demolished. h. 19 April 2011 657 The faithful of the mosque made a complaint to the police. An investigation was opened and subsequently ascertained that there were two assailants and that the attack was from inside the mosque as no signs of forced entry were detected. 658 The mosque was reportedly set on fire after a sermon given by Sheikh Ali Ahmad Abdul Wahhab (also known as al Goufeiry) on Wednesday 30 March 2011 after Isha prayer. In his sermon, he called for the Shia faithful to exercise self-control and not to fall into a sectarian trap. He did not accuse anyone of the attack. He added that those suspected of having committed the attack wanted to initiate a reaction from Shia towards the Sunnis, starting from the attacks/burning and demolition of Shia Mosques. 659 Council of Ministers Decree No. 2105-05 of 2011, 10 April 2011. 322
Chapter VII — Other Human Rights Issues 10 places of worship were demolished in a matter of hours. The demolition reportedly began at about 15:00 and lasted until midnight. The targets were places of worship in the Nuwaidrat village – Barboura, Middle Municipality. All the places of worship were within a radius of 250 metres. The demolition began with Abou Thir al Ghiffari mosque, followed by al Imam al Sadeq mosque, Al Douweira mosque, Al Sheikh Youssef mosque, al Imam al Baqer mosque, Al Imam al Hadi mosque, Salman al Faresi mosque, Al Imam Al Jawwad mosque and ending with Al Imam al Hasan mosque. Ein Rastan mosque was also demolished. Commission investigators visited all these sites on 18 September 2011, the first day of the field visits. i. 20 April 2011 Three mosques, Al Imam Ali, Fatima Al Zahraa and Mo’men Mosque in Barboura Nouwaidrat, were demolished. j. 11 May 2011 Three mosques, Al Imam Al Sajjad in Al Lozy district, Al Imam Ali in Sadad district and Al Wateyya–Saheb El Aser wa El Zaman mosque in Maqaba, were demolished. k. During the month of April Al Kouweikebat mosque in Al Kawra Village was burned and destroyed, and Maqam Kadam El Mahdi–Al Wateyya in Al Mahouz Distrcit was demolished. 660 The date when Rasool Al A’azam was demolished was not identifiable. c) The Manner of Demolition and Government Actors Involved 1316. The complainants allege that the places of worship were demolished by the MoI’s Department of General Security (General Security) and Department of Riot Police (Riot Police) 661 and, in one case, unknown assailants. Among the reports received were allegations of the presence of officials in civilian clothes believed to be members of the National Security Agency (NSA). While all demolitions were done under the authority of the MMAUP, the Commission investigators were unable to determine which government agencies were directly involved in any specific demolition. Furthermore, it was not possible to identify the individual representatives of these agencies who participated in or directed the demolitions. Uniformed police from General Security, Riot Police and NSA were reported to have been present during the demolition at several locations. In one case, municipal workers were identified as those responsible for the demolition. 660 Exact dates were unascertainable from complainants. 661 The complainants have reported that various government forces and BDF operatives were present at the demolished places of worship sites, in addition to municipal workers. 323
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