Torture investigation of Bahraini prince puts IOC and AFC on the spot

From The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer Tue Oct 7 2014, 15:39:55

Prince Nasser bin Hamad al-Khalifa

By James M. Dorsey

Scotland Yard has opened an investigation into allegations that Prince Nasser bin Hamad al-Khalifa, the commander of Bahrain's armed forces and head of its National Olympic Committee, was involved in the torture of political detainees, including three national team soccer players. The investigation could prove to be embarrassing for the president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and a relative of the prince, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who has systematically refused to condemn the torture and detention of numerous players and athletes in Bahrain.

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