A Bahraini high criminal court on July 1 acquitted two police officers on trial for the torture of six Shi'iite doctors during the uprising against the Sunni regime in 2011. The Grand Criminal Court's Third Chamber acquitted the two officers of all charges due to the lack of adequate evidence that the officers engaged in the torture of two female and four male doctors [6] in March 2011. Both officers, one being Bahraini princess Noura Bint Ebrahim al-Khalifa [7] who serves in Bahrain's Drugs Control Unit, denied the charges. Prosecutor Nawaf Hamza will appeal the decision [8] if they find error in the court's reasoning.
From Jurist [9], July 2. Used with permission.
