Ten convicts escape from Jau Prison

Manama, Jan. 1 (BNA): A terrorist cell of four to six members, armed with automatic rifles and pistols, was involved in an attack on the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre (Jau) at approximately 5:30 am on Sunday. The attack led to the death of a policeman, Abdulsalam Saif Ahmed. A second policeman sustained moderate injuries while confronting the terrorists. Ten inmates, all convicted in previous terrorist cases, escaped. Interior Minister Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa ordered the formation of a committee to investigate the circumstances of the case. The security authorities immediately carried out the required procedures at the prison and its surroundings and the Public Prosecution was notified. The investigation and search were intensified to arrest the terrorists and the escaped convicts who are: 1- Ahmed Mohammed Saleh Mohammed Al Shaikh, 26, serving 73 years in jail 2- Ammar Abdullah Isa Abdulhussain, 28, serving life imprisonment, in addition to 2 years 3- Mohammed Ibrahim Mulla Redhi Al Tooq, 26, serving to 28 years in jail 4- Hassan Abdullah Isa Abdulhussain, 24, serving life imprisonment 5- Isa Musa Abdullah Hassan, 24, serving life imprisonment 6- Hussain Atiyah Mohammed Saleh, 37, serving life imprisonment 7- Sadiq Jafar Salman Hussain, 27, serving life imprisonment, in addition to 41 years 8- Abdulhussain Juma Hassan Ahmed Al Onaisi, 31, serving life imprisonment 9- Redha Abdullah Isa Al Ghasra, 29, serving life imprisonment in addition to 79 years 10- Hussain Jassim Isa Jassim Al Bana, 27, serving 43 years in jail. As part of the community partnership with citizens and residents, the Interior Ministry called upon those with any information about the escaped convicts or the terrorists who assisted them to call 999 or the hotline 80008008. All calls will be treated as anonymous, the ministry said. The ministry warned against aiding or abetting escaped prisoners and stressed that Article 255 of the penal code law states that “any person who either personally or through another provides shelter for a defendant accused in a serious crime or a felony that is punishable by imprisonment or against whom an arrest warrant has been issued, or a death sentence or a penalty involving deprivation of liberty has been passed, and being aware thereof, shall be liable for imprisonment.”