Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Annex B — Summary of Torture Allegations
torture he had suffered. Throughout his detention in the NSA, he was kept
blindfolded in an isolated cell.
On 17 June, he was transferred to Dry Dock Detention Centre where he was
kept in a small cell with another person. He was denied access to the Quran
and a prayer rug for the first three days. He was permitted his first family
visit on 19 June and was transferred to Al Qurain Prison on 22 June.
CASE NO. 56
Date of Statement: 8 August 2011
Statement: The detainee was driving along a road in his village when
masked men suddenly stopped him in the middle of the street. They asked
him his name, placed him in a car, blindfolded him and took him to an
unknown location. They then removed his blindfold and beat him viciously
while demanding that he reveal information about other persons in his
village who were wanted by the police. He responded that he did not have
any information about those individuals.
He was subsequently transferred to the CID. During the first two days of his
detention at the CID, he was stripped of all his clothes, blindfolded,
handcuffed and forced to remain standing. He was repeatedly beaten,
insulted and interrogated for information about people in his village. He was
asked whether he had taken part in protests in Al Diraz village and he
responded affirmatively. The following day, he was further interrogated and
accused of cutting off the tongue of an Asian worker. He responded that he
did not understand what he was being told. The interrogators informed him
that he may not understand now, but he would soon. They continued to beat
him viciously and electrocuted him until he admitted to the crime. They
asked him who had cooperated with him and he replied that he did not know.
They beat him and dislocated his shoulder. He began to cry because of the
pain and then he agreed to confess to the accusations made against him. The
detainee did not know the other persons implicated by his interrogators.
CASE NO. 57
Date of statement: 20 August 2011
Statement: On 25 March 2011, commandos, riot police and masked men in
plain clothes broke into the witness’ home and ransacked his bedroom.
They broke personal items, including his computer and mobile phone, and
stole BD 200. He was taken a short distance in a car and then beaten by a
large group of people. He was subsequently transferred to another car and
beaten until he reached the CID.
Upon entering the CID, he was blindfolded and beaten with various objects.
He was then taken to an interrogation room where he was told to confess to
his crimes. When he did not respond “correctly”, he was beaten with sticks
on his spine and head. They told him, “Confess you donkey; confess you
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