Bahrain hospital attack: 'Physical abuse and humiliation of doctors'

Source: Telegraph

The full story of how thuggish Bahraini security forces surrounded and took over a hospital treating injured protesters has emerged from eye-witness testimony of one of the medical staff involved.

Security forces burst into operating theatres, beat staff and searched from ward to ward for doctors according to the first detailed accounts of a violent government crackdown at the hospital in Manama.
Opposition leaders in the small island kingdom described the attack by security troops as a "crime against humanity" and the United Nations said it seemed to have broken international laws.
Now a member of staff, who spoke to The Sunday Telegraph in secret for fear of retribution from government forces, has described the full sequence of events which caused outrage around the world.
"They are really after us," he said. "There's been a lot of physical abuse and humiliation of doctors. They treat us as if we were terrorists."

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Crown Prince of Bahrain angry after the intervention of the Saudis and sidelined by the Prime Minister
Friday, March 18 2011

Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad
London - - The challenge of thousands of Bahraini Shiites decision to ban demonstrations and declared state of emergency in the country and demonstrated Friday near Manama demanding political reform, said the newspaper "The Times" British "Crown Prince of Bahrain angered by the intervention of the Saudi forces and it has become virtually marginalized by the Prime Minister of Bahrain strong and hawkish. "

Michael Bnion wrote: "more than the Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-liberal pressure in order to enter the Saudi forces. The sources said that Bahrain's Crown Prince surprised the arrival of more than a thousand troops from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The Crown Prince and Commander of the official defense forces, but were minimizing the importance of his position by the Saudis and the intervention of the Prime Minister. The arrival marked the end of Prince's efforts to open a dialogue with the Shiite opposition. Informed sources said that King Hamad has been suspended amid the controversy in the extended family, prime minister of 75 years old is the uncle of the king, he takes this position 40 years ago. As militants in the rejection of concessions to the Shiite protests, he has a strong long-term relations with the Saudi royal family. They made clear to the King Hamad that if the exchange office of his uncle, Saudi Arabia would intervene to send troops

translation article from www.alquds.com

and need those medical staffs to help them.