BAHRAIN: NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001193 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP, S/WCI E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/02/2016 TAGS: PTER KAWC PREL BA BILAT CTR SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD PROCEEDINGS REF: STATE 109355 Classified by DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) Pol/Econ Chief July 2 delivered reftel notification of the second round of Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that he would pass the request for information about Bahraini detainee Isa Al Murbati to MFA Director for Consular Affairs Yousef Ahmed, who is in direct contact with the families of the detainees. He was confident the GOB and Al Murbati's family could provide supporting information in advance of the 30-day deadline. ¶2. (C) Al Umran said the Bahraini government now had a good story to tell about its efforts to control and rehabilitate the three detainees who were transferred to Bahrain in November 2005. He would request that the Interior Ministry provide a statement about its work with the returnees. ********************************************* ******** Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/manama/ ********************************************* ******** MONROE