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Oppostion wary to testify before Government Organized “Investigation Panels” as daily detention, sackings, torture and murders by al Khalifa continues against decmocracy seekers

Bahraini politician’s wife tells of fear
Amal Matar tells Al Jazeera that arbitrary arrests have made people scared of testifying before investigating panels. – 02 Aug 2011

The government of Bahrain insists human rights experts are being given unrestricted access to investigate allegations of abuse during protests earlier this year. However, hundreds of protestors remain in prison as stories circulate of torture and arbitrary arrests.

Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford spoke to Amal Matar, the wife of Matar Ibrahim Matar, a jailed opposition politician.