“A team of investigators visited the Dry Dock prison to inquire into the allegations and found no visible traces on prisoners”, Muharraq Acting Prosecutor Mehanna Al Shaija said in a statement on Sunday.
He was responding to a newspaper report where families from Al Eker alleged that they were deeply concerned that their children might have been subjected to torture in custody.
The prisoners themselves denied any torture, maltreatment or violation of their rights inside the prison, he said. “They demanded the time allocated for family visits, sport and TV to be extended, in addition to changing some food items and allowing them access to food from outside the prison”.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments has also denied razing down four worshipping venues.
“Three makeshift mosques (Abu Talib, Imam Askari and Fadak Al Zahraa) are not designated as worshipping venues”, it said in a statement.
The ministry has already coordinated with the Ministry of Housing and other specialised parties to approve alternative sites. The ministry has also approved an alternative location for the fourth makeshift worshipping venues (Imam Al Sajjad), and property deeds and earmarked budged would be finalised
