BCHR | Bahrain: Shooting Victim Arrested and Prosecuted While Shooter
 

27-04-13 03:19 PM

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Photo: X-ray of the bullet inside the chest

27 April 2013
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern over the escalating culture of impunity that was on display recently in the act the authorities took to arrest and prosecute a shooting victim before he completed full medical treatment, while at the same time the shooter was not held accountable for his crime.
On 22 Feb 2013, Sayed Majed Sayed Hasan (18 years old) and another boy were shot with bullets by a person driving in a civilian car in Buri, where a pro-democracy protest was taking place. The two boys sustained injuries in the chest and they were taken immediately to the hospital. Sayed Majed underwent a surgery that stabilized his situation, but the bullet remained in his chest. He stayed in hospital until 2 March 2013. He has scheduled surgery on Sunday 28 April to remove the bullet from his chest. While in the hospital, Sayed Majed was interrogated by the police, but no action was taken against the person responsible for the shooting despite the available information that would lead to his identity. According to witnesses, the shooter was driving a black Range Rover car with a license plate containing three digits; witnesses recorded the license plate number. However, license plates with only three digits are normally assigned to "VIP" persons by the government.