{"id":5053,"date":"2012-01-17T10:08:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T17:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=5053"},"modified":"2012-01-17T10:28:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T17:28:00","slug":"call-for-independent-investigation-into-apparent-death-squad-torture-and-murder-in-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=5053","title":{"rendered":"Call for independent investigation into apparent Death Squad, Torture and Murder in Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahraini Shi’ites urge probe of “torture” death<\/strong>
\nReuters – by Firouz Sedarat -14 January, 2012<\/p>\n

DUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Bahrain’s main Shi’ite opposition group on Saturday called for an international investigation into the death of a young protester after a rights group said his body showed signs of torture.<\/p>\n

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights quoted an uncle of the 24-year-old victim as saying his body carried “clear marks of torture”, however the Interior Ministry said an autopsy revealed the youth, who went missing on Wednesday, had drowned.<\/p>\n

Wefaq, the largest Shi’ite Muslim opposition group, said a neutral non-Bahraini commission should investigate the case and other killings.<\/p>\n

There had been “a complete loss of confidence in the integrity of the judiciary and security services of Bahrain”, it said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Tensions between Bahrain’s ruling Sunni minority and Shi’ites have continued almost a year after violent demonstrations flared in the island state. The unrest was put
\ndown with military help from Sunni-led Saudi Arabia, but low-level protests continue on an almost daily basis.<\/p>\n

The United States, which moors its Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, has made a $53 million arms sale to Bahrain contingent on a positive response to the recommendations of a government inquiry into the unrest. Bahrain has said it is committed to reforming its police forces. …source<\/p>\n

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