Appeal from Hassan Mushaima’s family for his release and treatment of Cancer – Hassan is sick and an imprisoned leader of Haq movement

This is an urgent appeal for the life of Hassan Mushaima, 63 year old president of Haq movement, sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. Mushaima had recently been treated for cancer, and his family now tell us the doctor at the military hospital has told Mushaima that his cancer is back. Please find below the appeal sent from his family.

As received from Hassan Mushaima’s family:

1. He was arrested two days after the entry of the Saudi army to Bahrain 16/03/2011 after raiding his house by masked armed men and taken him to an unknown place.
2. Later we discovered that he was taken to a prison near “Sheikh Issa” base, and the rest of the prominent political leaders.
3. Subjected to severe torture and was placed in front of air conditioner and he sprayed with cold water; beaten from time to time that his body was trembling in the first session of the Court
4. He was taken to hospital blindfolded and his head was covered; he was given medicine but did not know what it contains. The doctor responsible for that didn’t know what it as well. Mushaima did not see anyone and did not even recognize the place, to which he was taken.
5. In the court session where he was sentenced with life imprisonment, the security forces were beating him and kicking with their shoes and wipe it in his mouth as a kind of humiliation in front of the rest of the political leaders who were subjected to torture as well.
6. He was taken as the first time to the same place with the same way, as he was blindfolded and injected again. After tests were conducted to him, his physician supervisor (who did not see him and does not know even his name) that Mushaima still has cancer. This is contradicting what was confirmed by a doctor, Professor, “Cunningham” who oversaw treatment in the hospital, “Royal Marzdn” in London to get rid of the entire tumor, which was widespread in different parts of his body. The diagnosis by the Professor was that the treatment should take the place for two years taking protection dose every two months so cancer cells do not get active again in the future, but that it had been treated.
7. As his family, We asked and through the lawyer several times to give us the results of tests conducted to him at the prison, but the military court rejected that.
8. When Mr. Bassiouni met the Hassan and the rest of the leaders in the prison, he promised to provide the family with the results of the examinations and follow up through his committee, but we did not get anything.
9. About two weeks ago, he was taken for the third time with the same way blindfolded and given third dose.
10. Two issues are dangerous and serious:

The first is that the doctor who is giving him a dose from inside the prison said that the cancer is in the body. But, Mushaima on his return to Bahrain was cured and got rid of the entire tumor. He was given doses in London, preventive rather than remedial, which is considered to be the second phase of treatment.

Second: the nature of the disease has no virtual impact and the patient can exercise his life naturally without feeling anything. But after the spread of the tumor, the patient’s life is at risk and it can be almost impossible to treat the patient if the aggravation of the tumor and the situation worsened. Therefore, as the disease returned to the Mr. without explaining its size or causes, without the provision of appropriate treatment, with poor prison conditions and harsh treatment is a try to kill him slowly.”

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