The following day, he was taken to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, where he was interrogated and threatened with torture in case he denied the charges. In view of this threat, Fadhel did not deny the facts of which he was accused, despite telling his family that he did not commit them. His family appointed a lawyer for Fadhel, who presented himself at the Public Prosecutor’s Office; nevertheless, the lawyer was not allowed to be present during the interrogation or to contact the prosecutor to obtain information on the case. That night, Fadhel was taken to the Dry Dock Prison, where he is still detained and is allowed to receive weekly visits that last less than half an hour. Furthermore, Fadhel’s family is worried about his health, as since his arrest he did not receive any medical treatment, despite the fact that he suffers permanent nosebleeds.
Concerned over Fadhel’s case, Alkarama seized the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture (SRT), Juan E. Méndez, asking his urgent intervention with the Bahraini authorities to call upon them to immediately release Fadhel and open an investigation into the alleged acts of torture committed against him. All evidence obtained through torture must be disregarded and, should any criminal procedures against him continue, he shall have unrestricted access to a lawyer.
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