Jau prison in Bahrain a well-run facility: UK envoy

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Jau prison in Bahrain is a well-run facility with good medical provision and measures against COVID-19, said Roddy Drummond, the UK Ambassador to Bahrain.

“I was pleased to visit Jau prison on 3 May with other Ambassadors. We were shown a well-run facility, with good medical provision and measures against Covid, with vaccinations offered to all prisoners.”

“I welcome this initiative by the authorities to be more transparent,” the ambassador posted on his Twitter account.

The ambassador also hailed the visit as an initiative that provides a greater level of transparency. “I welcome their engagement on difficult issues raised in the media.

I support Bahrain’s intent to continue to reform its judicial and prison system, including more use of alternative sentences.” The ambassadors of Oman - The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Bahrain -, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy, the US Chargé affairs, the Russian Official of Consular Affairs, the Head of the European Union delegation residing in Riyadh, The Head of Mission of the International Organization for Migration and Acting Resident Coordinator of United Nations activities visited the centre.