From the Bahrain Center for Human Rights:
Bahrain: Court Upholds Death Sentence Based on Coerced Confessions
February 10, 2013
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses concern over the appeal
court’s decision on 23 Jan 2013 to uphold the death sentence of Ali Yousef Abdul Wahab Al-Taweel
(23 years old) who has been detained since April 2011, for the alleged
crime of running over a policeman on 15 Mar 2011. The death sentence was
initially ordered by a military court in Sep 2011.
Arrest, Detention and Torture
Ali AlTaweel was subjected to several human rights violations from
the first moment of his arrest. On April 19th, 2011, he was staying at
his sister’s house when it was attacked in an early morning raid. He was
arrested by masked men in military and civilian clothing, and his hands
were tied behind his back with a belt. When he asked why he is being
arrested, the officer informed him that he would know after being
beating and hung in the air. He was dragged and beaten in front of the
neighbours. The officers covered his face with his clothes and hit him
harshly and continuously during the ride in the car – he was struck
repeatedly on his face, abdomen, back and pelvic area. In addition to
the physical abuse, he was also verbally insulted.
At the first location where AlTaweel was detained, the Isa Town
police station, Ali AlTaweel was reportedly subjected to torture for a
continuous 13 hours where, during which time he was forced to confess to
running over a policeman. AlTaweel came to know that he was selected
for this accusation because another detainee gave his name saying that
AlTaweel had a car with a smashed window. He was beaten with a hose on
his feet, back and all over his body. He was deprived from sleeping,
drinking water, eating food, going to toilet, and praying.
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