A/HRC/7/3/Add.1 page 17 Para Country Date Type Mandate Allegations transmitted detained. Mr. Ahmad was not permitted to contact his parents or his lawyer after the arrest. On 3 March 2007 at around 9 a.m., Mr. Ahmad was brought before the public prosecutor and accused of arson and riot, pursuant to article 179 of the Penal Law, which states that “if one or more of the crowd starts to use violence in order to achieve the goal of their assembly, it is considered as a riot. He who participated in the riot and knew about it is punished with prison and is fined with no more than 500 Bahraini Dinars.” Mr. Ahmad denied the accusations, but was not allowed by the Public Prosecutor to question a state witness and was prevented from defending himself. The Public Prosecutor decided to hold the accused in custody for 15 days. Mr. Ahmad has not had access to a lawyer at any stage of the investigation. After having been transferred back to the police station he was permitted to see family members, who discovered beating marks on his stomach and deep scratches on both arms. Mr. Ahmad’s right eye was reddened with a red clot of blood beneath it and he had no sight in this eye. He had not received any medical treatment since the arrest. On the evening of 4 March 2007, Mr. Ahmad was transferred to a clinic, which was not able to diagnose his condition or provide him with appropriate treatment. He was transferred to the military hospital on the morning of 5 March 2007, where he was examined by a group of doctors. Mr. Ahmad was informed that the reason for him not being able to see was because the retina of the eye had been damaged. He was also Government response