Persecution Roll, 8 Bahrain police on trial
"Five cases have been submitted to a special court after indict eight policemen, including a lieutenant," the prosecutor in this case was quoted as saying Bahrain News Agency (BNA) and reported by AFP on Tuesday (12/11/2012).
Indictments dijeratkan to the police tesebut diverse. "From torture to force detainees confessed, torture and cause permanent disability, as well as insults and physical attacks," added the statement.
Not further described the identities of the pollicis. It is not known for sure that threaten their sentence if convicted in this case.
But note in September, a police officer was sentenced to seven years in prison for the murder of a protester during violent protests that began in Bahrain in mid-early March 2011.
Investigation of the case began when local authorities implement the recommendations of the independent inquiry committee. The committee was asked directly by the king to investigate the alleged use of force by the police in securing the protests led Shia, then.
Last year, Bahrain faced many protests led by the Shiite group. According to human rights organizations, International Federation of Human Rights, as many as 80 people were killed in these demonstrations.
