The State is Not Immune
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A must reading for who wonders how they would survive the shock and horrors of prison as told by someone who witnessed them first hand.This is the true story of recent sufferings in Bahrain Prisons following manipulated Justice under the Al Khalifa regime as experienced by Briton, Richard Mechan, who had to survive beatings, torture and more for nearly four years alone. ‘A door was opened and I was flung inside. There was no light and it took me some time for my eyes to adjust. It was a concrete box, three foot by six foot. There was a floor toilet and a hose pipe in the far corner. It was 50 degrees outside in the boiling sun. The Hole was unventilated. My heart began to palpitate as I struggled for air. I was going to die in here and looked for someway to hang myself to end this torture’.
Read how the Al-khalifas really run Bahrain, this a must read for anyone who wishes to do business or even visit this 'despotic'family run country.
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"Review - The State is not immune"
Having just read this book, I can but fully endorse the previous review (Whiggins).
Suffice to say that the book is well written and gripping stuff, aften sad, sometimes scary and occasionally, brings a smile to your face. Richards tale is written in a way that makes it an easy read for a Sunday afternoon. However, he describes a reality that will only dawn on Monday and stay with you for a long time. It will provoke many questions, especially for those Brits who travel the world and naively believe that if things go pear shaped, you always have the back-up and support of your passport.
Richard's experience shows how some things may be the preserve of cocktail circuit members, but...
Richard spent a few years living this story, he lost alot in the process and has ensured that his experience will not be further buried by time or politics and his book can only enrich a bookshelf in the home!
Suffice to say that the book is well written and gripping stuff, aften sad, sometimes scary and occasionally, brings a smile to your face. Richards tale is written in a way that makes it an easy read for a Sunday afternoon. However, he describes a reality that will only dawn on Monday and stay with you for a long time. It will provoke many questions, especially for those Brits who travel the world and naively believe that if things go pear shaped, you always have the back-up and support of your passport.
Richard's experience shows how some things may be the preserve of cocktail circuit members, but...
Richard spent a few years living this story, he lost alot in the process and has ensured that his experience will not be further buried by time or politics and his book can only enrich a bookshelf in the home!
"The State is Not Immune, by Richard Mechan"
This book is a powerful true story of an expatriate (the author) who gets entangled in the legal and penal systems of a third world country. At the time, he is naïve enough to believe that the facts of the case mattered more than the agendas of a corrupt regime and the international diplomats who did not want to make waves over the fate of a single, non-connected individual.
He and his father quickly lose their illusions about facts, justice, human rights, and diplomatic intervention in Bahrain; from there, this sad drama progresses from frustration to desperation, and finally to a life-or-death race for the author’s... More >
This book is a powerful true story of an expatriate (the author) who gets entangled in the legal and penal systems of a third world country. At the time, he is naïve enough to believe that the facts of the case mattered more than the agendas of a corrupt regime and the international diplomats who did not want to make waves over the fate of a single, non-connected individual.
He and his father quickly lose their illusions about facts, justice, human rights, and diplomatic intervention in Bahrain; from there, this sad drama progresses from frustration to desperation, and finally to a life-or-death race for the author’s... More >
you know i cant say much about this book because i didnt know of its existence until today.... but i must say, as the victim's (Marshall Emmons) only daughter, that i am absolutely appalled by this!!!! it quite literally made me sick to my stomach when i found it.
poor richard here not only stabbed a man to death...in the back i might add...but had previously tried to stab someone else in Saudi that luckily escaped...they should have hung him...what ever he went though in Bahrain Jail was nothing compared to what he deserved...
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