“A team of investigators visited the prison to inquire into the allegations and found no visible traces on prisoners”, Muharraq Acting Prosecutor Mehanna Al-Shaija said.
He was responding to a newspaper report alleging families from Al-Eker were deeply concerned 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.
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.