Bahrain: Policemen Charged With Mistreating Medical Staff

[police brutality]

Bahrain’s public prosecutor says authorities have charged 15 policemen with mistreating medics during last year’s crackdown on opposition protesters.

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[nene57]

This doesn't surprise me in the least. Ugh it is this kind of abuse of power that keeps the public distrustful of cops. If they would only call out and punish those who do this stuff instead of looking the other way.

[LiquidatorBrunt]

Wow, that's insane. Sending your doctors to prison? How can they even pretend to be a civilized society?