Monday, August 01, 2016

Bahraini dissident dies ‘after torture’ in regime custody...

A political dissident in Bahrain has reportedly died as a result of injuries sustained under torture while in regime custody.

Hassan Hayki passed away at the Salmaniya Medical Complex in the capital, Manama, on Sunday morning.

Hayki’s family attributed his death to the severe torture he was subjected to during criminal investigations over the past 20 days, which had left him unable to speak and move, Arabic-language Lualua television network reported.

They said Bahraini regime forces had strung their son up by his hands for five days, and beaten him on the head and genitals during detention.

Hayki’s family said they found out about various forms of torture that Hassan had endured following a first meeting with him.

Officials from the Bahraini Interior Ministry, however, have claimed that he died of natural causes. Full story...

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