MANAMA: Major General Tariq Hasan, Public Security on Sunday categorically assured action against Jau Prison officials, if found guilty, in prisoners escape case.
General Tariq told a Press Conference that an investigation was ongoing by the Committee formed on the directives of His Excellency the Interior Minister to look into the all possible aspects of the case.
The police had arrested the two fugitives who managed to escape from the Jau Prison in addition to eight more arrests of other wanted criminals.
“In cooperation with the NSA, investigators located and arrested two persons who escaped from the Reformation and Rehabilitation Center (Jau Prison) along with 8 other wanted individuals on April 23. At approximately 7:50 am on Monday April 21, the police operations room received a call reporting the escape of two convicts, Redha Abdullah Al Ghasra, 26 and Hussain Jassim Al Bana, 24, from Jau Prison.
An immediate investigation was launched to ensure that the escapees did not leave the country. Security was intensified in the area of the prison and police check points were deployed in key areas,” he said.
“Photos and relevant information regarding the escapees were circulated among police patrols, at security points and at the border. Through cooperation with the NSA, the Interior Minister arrested the two escapees along with eight additional wanted persons at a house in Saar on April 23. Guns, ammunition and bomb-making materials were confiscated from the arrestees.
As a result of the prisoners’ escape, His Excellency Interior Minister ordered the formation of a committee, headed by the Deputy Chief of Public Security, to investigate the case and to identify shortcomings and any potential negligence on the part of prison employees,” he said.