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UK Court Lifts Immunity for Bahrain Prince over Torture Accusations

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A British judge on Tuesday said Bahrain's Prince Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa did not have legal immunity from prosecution following a review requested by a Bahraini torture survivor.

A Bahraini citizen, known only as FF, had sought the arrest of the son of Bahrain's king following allegations that he was directly involved in the torture of three prisoners in Bahrain during an anti-regime protest in 2011.

He was challenging a 2012 ruling by Britain's Crown Prosecution Service [CPS] that the prince enjoys immunity from prosecution in Britain because of his royal status.

While the decision has no immediate effect on the prince, it could however lead to his arrest if the case is pursued.

A lawyer for the anonymous survivor, Sue Willman, said she expected a meeting with the police's war crimes unit "in the next few weeks" to discuss taking the investigation further.

Willman said the prince travels to Britain "frequently", particularly to attend equestrian events.
Al-Wadaei said the prince considers Britain "a second home".

Willman also said that while the decision applies only to Britain, it would be "influential" for other EU states.

Moreover, activists want the British police to investigate allegations that the prince was involved in torturing political prisoners.

Since February 2011, demonstrators calling for an end to monarchy in Bahrain have been faced with a heavy-handed clampdown.

The Bahraini regime has put hundreds of political activists behind bars as part of its oppressive measures to suppress the anti-regime protests. Scores of people have been killed and hundreds of others injured in the crackdown on demonstrations.

Furthermore, the Bahraini regime is under sharp criticism by international human rights organizations for its brutal tactics to deal with the protests in the kingdom.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team