Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Chapter XI — Measures and Remedies Undertaken by the Government
Chapter XI — Measures and Remedies Undertaken
by the Government
A. Summary of Measures and Remedies
1642. Shortly after the establishment of the Commission, His Majesty King
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa instructed the Government of Bahrain (GoB) to
address the issues raised by the events of February/March 2011.
1643. A number of meetings took place between the Commission Chair,
and subsequently the Commission staff, with various government agencies
whose object was to initiate investigations by the Commission. In this
context, the Commission identified a number of issues that, in the course of
the following months, were addressed by the GoB in a positive manner. Some
of the measures and remedies undertaken by the Government are mentioned in
this Chapter and it is expected that in the aftermath of the Commission HM
King Hamad and the GoB will establish follow up procedures to implement
the recommendations of this Commission. These recommendations can be
found contextually in the Chapters and Sections of this report as well as in
Chapter XII, which contains other recommendations not exclusively linked to
the subjects discussed in the Chapters and Sections identified above.
1644. The Commission also recognises the efforts undertaken by the GoB
during the course of the Commission’s work to address a variety of issues and
in particular to alleviate the burdens of those who suffered some of the
consequences arising out of the events under investigation by the
Commission. These include:
a. the release of 310 persons who had been imprisoned;
b. the transfer of all misdemeanour cases from the National
Safety Court to the ordinary courts;
c. providing for the right to appeal to ordinary civilian courts
from the judgments of the National Safety Courts; 817
d. the reinstatement of 1,558 out of the 1,945 public sector
employees dismissed;
e. the readmission of 412 university students who had been
expelled from the University of Bahrain and Bahrain
Polytechnic (59 remain expelled);
f. the release of all medical personnel pending their re-trial
before the (civilian) Lower Appellate Court and the dropping
of charges brought against the medical personnel under
articles 165, 168 and 214 of the Bahrain Penal Code;
817 The appellate Court can retry the case.
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