Bahrain's chief prosecutor announced Monday (August 6th) that 15 police officers will be charged with torturing doctors who were arrested during anti-government protests in 2011.
Prosecutor Nawaf Hamza said the charges were being brought following an inquiry launched on the basis of complaints from doctors at Salmaniya hospital, the main medical facility in Manama.
"The move is a confirmation of the kingdom's commitment to punish all those who committed human rights violations and to compensate victims, commensurate with the offense and the harm," Hamza said, according to AFP.
Meanwhile, the Bahraini criminal court postponed a hearing on Sunday in the case of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Director, Nabil Rajab, who is serving a three-month prison sentence for criticising Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. The hearing was rescheduled for next week.
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احمد عباس
2012-8-8
Bahrainis are leading the best life but some of them do not thank the grace which Allah has granted them because they aim to handle Bahrain to another country to exploit its resources, steal and loot its wealth and spread corruption in the country. In fact, these people aim to reach another Arab country in order to implement their plans and ignite demonstration in Bahrain to adopt political reforms, release the Shiite detainees and halt political naturalization. Indeed, seven civilian political associations may support the demands of the protestors in the field of Douar Al Lulua Square in the capital Manama. These associations will organize marches towards the Lulua Square in order to express their solidarity with the protesters and in response to the time required by this transition. In fact, it is possible to announce the rapid commitment by this. It is also possible to set a determined period of time for the transition. Besides, we could appoint a transitional government that assumes the responsibility of carrying out the required constitutional change and organizing general free elections as soon as possible. In fact, Bahrainis are not calling for a religious State but for a civil democratic State just like the style known worldwide. In this respect, the sovereignty of any country, whether Arab or foreign, is to the people, the source of all powers under the constitutional state in which people shall elect the government. Thus, this period should not last longer and we have to witness in Bahrain something similar to the short time limit which has been suggested by some Arab presidents to carry out constitutional reforms. As far as I am concerned, it is possible to shorten these time limits through direct and quick dialogues.
جواد محمد
2012-8-7
The suffering of our brothers in Bahrain makes us feel pain because Bahrain suffers from very bad conditions. The situation has deteriorated strongly, the situation in Bahrain is unstable, and this makes us worried about the future for this country and what may happen next. The Bahrainis suffer from the instability of the security situation. The government does its best to maintain the security and the citizen at the same time from any threat that can affect him at any moment. Many citizens are dissatisfied with what happens in their state and they see that there are whoever is involved in the riots in Bahrain are saboteurs and they deserve penalty after fair trial. The citizen cannot turn into a destructive weapon that causes troubles to his home. The citizens in Bahrain respect their governments and they condemn all the attempts to cause troubles between the Bahraini citizen and the official authorities. They are afraid that their state would turn into a battlefield as the case in some Arab states. The Bahraini citizen needs stable like to be able to live in home and enjoy its riches.