كنت في الشارع المحاذي لنقطة التفتيش بالقرب من مدينة زايد متجها الى منطقة السيف و تم توقيفي من قبل دورية مرور في منتصف الشارع السريع
فوصلت دورية مرور ٥٤١٥ و قام رجل المرور بسحب هاتفي بالقوة و اخر يفتش السيارة و شاهد بنر علية صورة الحقوقي نبيل رجب فقال لي ، يتبع
من هذا الذي في البنر فاجبتة نبيل رجب ، فقال لا قل هذا “ قحبتكم “ فرفضت فلكمني واعاد السؤال من هذا فاجبت نبيل رجب فلكمني مجددا ورفضت ان اشتمة
فقال لي هناك تعميم عليك من نقطة تفتيش عالي فانتظر الدورية، فوصلت دورية المرتزقة ٦٠٥٤ فقام ٤ منهم بضربي و لكمي و صفعي امام بناتي في السيارة
من ثم قام احد المرتزقة بسياقة سيارتي الى نقطة تفتيش عالي بسرعة جنونية و وصلنا لعالي و اتصلت في زوجتي لاستلام بناتي و تم توقيفي لمدة ١٥ دقيقة
I was in the street adjacent to the checkpoint near Zayed City when I was stopped by traffic police in the middle of the highway
They said I’m wanted by A’ali checkpoint, when police car numbered 6054 arrived 4 of them beat, punched &slapped me in front of my daughters
Another police car numbered 5415 arrived and a traffic policeman took my phone by force, another was inspecting my car .. CONTD
They found a banner of Nabeel Rajab and asked who’s this? I told them &they said no say this is “our whore” I refused &they punched me twice
I was given 2 traffic tickets as a gift for my rights work, one said I know you &I’m not afraid of you! another said we’ll show you
Then a member of mercenaries drove my car with a very high speed to a checkpoint &I called my wife to pick up my 2 little daughters
Then drove my car to the central police station where they took my testimony & member of the police station stole 2 banners from me
They made me sign a pledge without the presence of a lawyer to come to the police station in case I was summoned !
My arrest was arbitrary and without a warrant from public prosecution
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صوت المنامة – خاص
قال مسئول الرصد والمتابعة بمركز البحرين لحقوق الإنسان السيد يوسف المحافظة إنه تعرض للضرب والإهانة خلال توقيفه مساء الأربعاء من قبل أربعة من رجال الأمن ورجل مرور.
وأشار المحافظة الذي أفرج عنه بعد توقيفه لمدة ثلاث ساعات في مركز شرطة الوسطى بسبب اتهامه بتصوير نقطة تفتيش بالقرب من أحد مداخل عالي إلى أنه طلب من الضابط التحقيق في مجريات الاعتداء عليه وضربه.
وبين المحافظة تفاصيل الحادثة، مشيرة إلى انه لحظة خروجه من منطقة عالي قاصداً منطقة السيف شاهد نقطة تفتيش على الجانب الاخر من الشارع، وبعد دقائق لاحقته دورية مرور وأوقفته على الطريق السريع (الهايوي) وطلبت منه رخصة القيادة، وأخبرته بأنه مطلوب من قبل دورية أمنية.
وقال المحافظة: "بعد لحظات وصلت دورية أمن وسيارة مرور، وتعرضت للضرب من قبل أربعة من رجال الأمن باللكم والصفع على الوجه والصدر والظهر، وكان معي في السيارة بناتي الصغيرات".
وأضاف: "بعد ذلك جاء رجل مرور وطلب هاتفي النقال، فرفضت، إلا أنه سحبه بقوة، فيما قام رجل المرور الأخر بتفتيش السيارة، وعندما رأى لوحة بها صورة رئيس مركز البحرين لحقوق الإنسان نبيل رجب، طلب مني شتمه وتسميته بوصف "قليل أدب" فرفضت، وقام بضربي".
وأشار المحافظة إلى أنه بعد ذلك نقل بسيارته إلى نقطة التفتيش في عالي، وطلب منهم الاتصال بزوجته لتتسلم بناتها ، ليرحل بعد ذلك إلى مركز شرطة الوسطى.
ولفت المحافظة إلى معاملته في مركز الوسطى، مؤكداً أنه لم يتعرض لأي اعتداء هناك، وتم تسجيل إفادته بخصوص الحادثة، مع ملاحظة تصوير كل مجريات أخذ الأقوال بكاميرا فيديو.
وقال: "طلب مني أيضاً أن أخلع قميصي، لكي ليثبتوا عدم وجود أي أثار للضرب"، مشيراً إلى أنه بعد ثلاث ساعات من توقيفه، طلب منه التوقيع على تعهد بالتزام الحضور في أي وقت يطلب منه ذلك.
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Statement from Said Yousif Almuhafda on his detention
Said Yousif holds a banner in support of detained Nabeel Rajab
Leading Bahraini human rights activist Said Yousif Almuhafda was yesterday beaten by Bahraini police, infront of his two young daughters, before being detained for 3 hours. It is the latest in a wave of attacks against human rights and opposition activists, with Nabeel Rajab and Zeinab Alkhawaja still behind bars until now.
Said Yousif gave us a full account of his harrowing ordeal from the moment he was stopped by police. He said, “I was driving in the street close to Zayed City when I was stopped by traffic police, in the middle of the highway. I was told that I was wanted after being identified at the checkpoint in A’ali. A police car then arrived (numbered 6054) and 4 officers punched and slapped me infront of my daughters.”
He then describes what happened when another police car (numbered 5415) arrived. “A traffic policeman forcibly took my phone from me, whilst another was inspecting my car. They found a banner with a picture of Nabeel Rajab and asked me who it was. I told them it was Nabeel and they told me to say ‘no this is our whore’. When I refused to speak such language, especially infront of my children, I was punched twice in the head.”
“The worst thing and what hurts me the most was that this took place in front of my daughters”
After this shocking level of abuse a policeman drove his car to a checkpoint “at very high speed”. He said, “I called my wife to pick up my daughters and was then accompanied by force to the central police station. There they took my testimony and confiscated two banners than had been in my car. I was held for 3 hours in total without any access to a lawyer or any warrant being presented for my arrest. Before I was released I was forced to sign a pledge that I would return to the police station when summoned, again without a lawyer.”
“The worst thing and what hurts me the most was that this took place in front of my daughters (5 and 2 years old). They were crying throughout the ordeal and were very scared about what would happen. Children should never be forced to witness such brutality.”
The violent attack and detention of Said Yousif is another worrying reminder of the treatment faced by human rights activists in a country that claims to respect the values of human rights. It raises serious questions over the impunity that police officers act with and the clear lack of concern they have of being brought to justice for consistent harassment. The personal identifying of Said Yousif suggests a high level of official collusion in the attack and is further evidence of the systematic nature of the violence of the Bahraini authorities. The authorities have not issued any statement on the incident
: Human rights activist abused by police forces
