Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
overthrow the GoB, and on number of occasions he was forced to sign
documents during the interrogation.
The detainee was then taken along with other detainees to Building 5 of Dry
Dock Detention Centre. He was taken to a place below the ground
(probably the NSA building at Al-Qalaa) and then to a clinic to examine his
marks. There he was physically assaulted and threatened with sexual
assault. This continued for about two days but he did not sign any further
documents. He was beaten by a number of individuals with a hose. He also
complains about incidents of sexual abuse. On 17 or 18 April, he was
returned to Dry Dock where he was interrogated with other detainees and
photographed and videotaped. He was then taken to interrogations with the
military in an unknown building where the allegations against him were
repeated. His first telephone call to his family was on 1 August.
CASE NO. 16
(Examined by forensic team)
Date of statement: 27 August 2011
Statement: The detainee was arrested by military forces at SMC on his way
out of work on 17 March 2011. They transferred him to persons wearing
civilian clothing who were accompanied by police. His CPR, passport,
wallet, glasses and keys were confiscated. He was told that these were
“spoils of war” so he would not see them again. Only his glasses were
returned to him. He was placed in solitary confinement in a location near
the hospital, and this is where the beatings began. On 18 March, he was
interrogated and beaten in what he believes was a military air base by men in
military uniform. He still bears marks on his left leg from the strikes. He
stayed at that location for about 10 days with no access to a lawyer or
contact with his family.
The detainee was then transferred to an isolated cell in prison. Masked
military personnel who were all Bahrainis interrogated him regularly for two
and half months. They physically abused him. During one of the
interrogations, they brought in barking dogs. During another session, an
individual began threatening him and insulting his dignity until he signed a
confession to crimes he did not commit.
At the end of March, he was taken to the CID and remained there for about
two weeks. There he was tortured and was not allowed to sit except for
short periods. He was deprived of sleep and threatened with sexual assault,
and officials would frequently place their hands on sensitive areas. He had
four interrogations and was forced to sign documents on each occasion.
They threatened him with torture until he confessed to the allegation that he
had been in contact with the Iranian authorities and had called for the
overthrow of the GoB. During these sessions, he was repeatedly beaten with
a hose.
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