Bahraini authorities announce charges against the medical staff
Defendants:
23 Doctors.
24 Nurses.
The following list of accusations has been made against the medical staff:
1. The inexcusable refrain from aiding people.
2. The embezzlement of public funds.
3. Physical assault on civilians.
4. Assault leading to death.
5. The possession of unlicensed weapons and ammunition.
6. Refraining from carrying out their employment duties, in aims of hindering medical work, consequently endangering people’s health and lives.
7. The attempt of forcefully occupying a public building.
8. Promotion to bring down and change the regime by illegal means.
9. Inciting hatred against the governing regime.
10.Promoting sectarian hate.
11.Spreading false news and rumors that harm public interest.
12.Participating in unlicensed protests and rallies.
Note: These charges have been translated from Arabic to English and may not be in legal terms.
In other developments, Abdulhadi Alkhawaja's wife, Khadija AlMousawi was fired from her job on Sunday 2nd May. AlMousawi was Head of Guidance and Administrative Manager at Abdulrahman Kanoo International School where she has worked for the past 10 years. According to family members, AlMousawi was informed that the order for her layoff came from the Ministry of Interior. Five other employees at the same school were also fired.
Shaikh Mohammed Habib AlMuqdad (Swedish citizen) called his family yesterday asking for clothes. This is the first time his family know that he is being held by the authorities. AlMuqdad was recently released from prison (late February) after being accused of being part of a terrorist cell. After his release AlMuqdad spoke about the torture that he had been subjected to and showed marks left on his body due to electric shocks and other types of torture.
Dr. Ahmed Jamal, president of the Bahrain Medical Society was arrested from his clinic yesterday.
Swedish citizen, Khalil AlHalwachi, has gone missing after his daughter found their home vandalized (pictures attached)
Tunisian award winning blog, Nawaat, declines the Arab eContent Award 2011 awarded by Bahraini government: http://nawaat.org/portail/2011/05/02/nawaat-declines-the-arab-econtent-award-2011/#comment-30964.
