Bahrain Letter: Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa

On 3 June, we reproduced an article from the Bahrain Mirror, "Bahrain 1st-Hand: I Was Tortured by Prince", in which a detainee claimed HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa was guilty of personally torturing two individuals.

We have received a letter sent on behalf of Sheikh Nasser in response to the article. In the letter Sheikh Nasser assures us that there is no truth whatsoever in the allegations which were made against him and that he unequivocally condemns such abuse.

The letter also states that the Government of Bahrain has accepted the findings of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry into alleged breaches of human rights and is taking steps to implement the recommendations made by the Commission.