Manama Acting Chief Prosecutor, Mohammed Salah, said two members of the Public Prosecution had lodged a complaint against a female lawyer for giving false statements to a foreign channel, known for its hostility to Bahrain, alleging that a prosecutor tried to extract suspect’s confession under duress.
The Public Prosecutor ordered a prompt investigation into the incident. After interrogating the lawyer and confronting her with evidences, including a videotaped footage in which she thanked the prosecutor for quickly responding to her requests, she said that she did not mean to offend the Public Prosecution, to which she shows every respect and that she simply repeated what the suspect had told her and that she should have ascertained of his claims instead of taking them for granted.
The Public Prosecution accused the lawyer of defamation of two of its members and offending a judicial power. It decided to release her pending trial.