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Bahrain detains “Slapping Policeman” as video goes viral – daily beatings and birdshot attacks by police go unabated

Bahrain Detains Officer for Slapping Man
By ROBERT MACKEY – 28 Decemebr, 2012 – NYT

Although Bahrain has previously failed to prosecute members of its security forces caught on video shooting unarmed protesters, this week an officer who slapped a man with a baby in his arms was detained after video of the incident attracted wide attention.

The activist Ala’a Shehabi drew attention to the video, which was recorded on Sunday in the village of A’ali. …source

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