{"id":2525,"date":"2011-08-02T18:33:15","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T01:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2011-08-02T18:34:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T01:34:31","slug":"the-arrest-of-ebrahim-sharif-a-story-of-kidnap-detention-torture-and-humiliation-for-no-apparent-crime-other-than-political-leadership-ebrahim-remains-in-detention-with-other-bahraini-political","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=2525","title":{"rendered":"The Arrest of Ebrahim Sharif – A story of kidnap, detention, torture and humiliation, for no apparent crime other than political leadership – Ebrahim remains in detention with other Bahraini political leaderhsip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ebrahim Sharif\u2019s account of his arrest, torture, and a visit by the National Institute of Human Rights (translated)
\nBy freeebrahimsharif more on FREE Ebrahim Sharif <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The following three articles were written by Ebrahim Sharif (originally in Arabic, translated by his family) from inside Grain Prison, concerning his arrest, torture, and the visit of the National Institute of Human Rights.<\/p>\n

The Arrest of Ebrahim Sharif
\nBy Ebrahim Sharif<\/p>\n

Arrest:<\/p>\n

The arrest took place around 1:45 AM on the morning of Thursday, March 17th, 2011 when the doorbell rang. I went outside with my wife and found a group of masked investigators in addition to armed and masked policemen. They were accompanied by a National Security officer who was unarmed and dressed in civilian clothing. The officer asked me to open the front gate of the garden, and I asked him if he had an arrest warrant. He answered by saying no arrest warrant is required in the case of \u201cNational Security\u201d. I opened the door and was arrested and placed in a civilian car where I was handcuffed and blindfolded. My house was not searched. Three people witnessed my arrest: My wife, Farida Ghulam, my neighbour, Mohammed Al Zeera, and his wife, Aisha Ghuloom. The car arrived at a building where I was taken to a room for a medical check up, after which some pictures of me were taken. I was blindfolded during the entire process except during the photographic session.<\/p>\n

Next, I was taken out of the building, where my blindfolds were suddenly removed and I found myself surrounded by many masked men that pushed me around and cursed at me with swears such as \u201cYour mother\u2019s pussy\u201d, \u201cbastard\u201d, and other degrading swear words. I was then blindfolded again and put into a van with other people, including Mr. Hassan Mushaima, who I recognized when I heard the security men call his name as they placed him into the van.<\/p>\n

We later arrived to \u201cGrein\u201d prison at around 5 AM and were escorted out of the van. We stood in an area blindfolded as authorities and wardens directed threats and profanity at us. I heard them also curse at Mr. Hassan Mushaima, saying phrases such as \u201cTo hell with you and your 12 imams\u201d. Afterwards, we were taken to one of the rooms where we were stripped from our clothes and then asked to wear the clothes again after removing our watches, belts, shoes, and eyeglasses. I was then taken to a cell. The treatment was poor and rough the entire time, with no shortage of insults, curses, threats and light beatings.
\nIn prison:<\/p>\n

I was put in building No. (4) along with five other prisoners. Sheikh Saeed Al-Nouri was put in cell number (1). Dr. Abdul Jalil Singace was put in cell number (2), Ibrahim Sharif in cell number (3), Sheikh Abdul Hadi Almukhaidher in cell number (4) and Alhurr Youssef Alsumaikh in cell number (5).
\nAfter less than an hour I was taken blindfolded to an office where an officer told me that he had met me previously, in the nineties in the State of Kuwait, and asked me if I knew where I was. I told him I do not know, he said, \u201cYou are in a place outside Bahrain,\u201d and asked me to cooperate with him and place my hands in the King\u2019s hands and give up my earlier positions. I told him, \u201cMy hands are in the king\u2019s hands, but in my own way which is the way of reform,\u201d and I added that the conversation with him could not be sustained without talking face to face by removing my blindfold so that I could explain my point of view and exchange opinions. We did not reach a result and I was taken back to the cell. …more<\/a><\/p>\n

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