'ملف رقم 19/165 III (C 24) الإصلاحات في البحرين' [و‎‎٦] (٤٢٦/٢٦)

. An®th«r petiti®n was th«r«up®n pr«pftr«d f«r submission tt th«
Consul (rontral find it was prasentod to him on his arrival at Bahrain,
^ix days alapsed without rny raply and on tha 7th day, in the beginn-
ing 0^ I^ovambor 1923,tho Consul Granaral convonod a neating of 12
chiafs and noblas of Bahrain.
^our patitionar and J hailc Ahiaad bin LahaJ wara givon saats in a
room in tha consuleto apart from the others and tho consul notified
to us in the name of the British (Jovarnmont that we vara prisoners
and would be deported from Boh rain.W q wero not informed of-any o^fanei
or trrmsgrossion or called upon for an expls 5 nation. w e wara kept as
prisoners in the room without food and at sunset on the spme day f we
were taken on board a man-of-war f which was in readiness and were
kept under the custody of three military men.We wero then taken to
Busra where we were kept for two doys & were then placed ubder the
same custody on board the mail steamer & brought to Bombay. After
our arrival on or about tho I2th November 1923 we have been kept at
tho '^hah-Jehan Palce Hitel in ^itaram Building,naar Crawford
Market and have be^n detained under the orders of the Police
commissioner.On the 3rd instant we were informed by a police officer
that we should sion be ca ried to some unknown ^ unrevealed destin
ation and we are apprehensive of being subjected to ill-tre*tMMtt
and deprived of our liberty.
r7 . Your petitioner says that up to the present day, he is absolutely
in the dark as to the circumstances and reasons of his deportatior
and detention in Bombay in Police custody and all his enquiries
as to what is charged against him have be^n futile and unavailing.
Your petitioner is apprehensive th^t he will soon be removed out
of the Jurisdiction of this Hon'ble Court and placed : eyond the
reach of redress.
Your p'titioner therfore humbly prays th^t your Lordships
will be pleased to direct the Commi sioner of Bombay Police,that
ho may bo brought before the Court to be dealt with according to
Law and that he be set at Liberty.
And your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray