Death of Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima
Ali Abdulhadi Saleh Jafar Mushaima (Arabic: علي عبدالهادي صالح جعفر مشيمع) (26 August 1989 – 14 February 2011) was a 21-year-old Bahraini who on Monday 14 February 2011, the "Bahraini Day of Rage", became the first fatality of the Bahraini Uprising. He died on his way to hospital from injuries he received when he was hit in the back by birdshot pellets fired from close range (two to five meters) by security forces (riot police): 228–9 during the Bahraini uprising (2011–present). According to Nabeel Rajab, head of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Mushaima was participating in a protest in Al Daih, in Manama's outskirt, when he was shot.
Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima | |
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Mushaima's body at the morgue | |
| Born | علي عبدالهادي مشيمع 26 August 1989 Al Daih, Bahrain |
| Died | 14 February 2011 (aged 21) Al Daih, Bahrain |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds caused by birdshot |
| Resting place | Jidhafs |
| Nationality | Bahraini |
| Known for | being the first fatality of the Bahraini uprising (2011–present) |
| Parent(s) | Abdulhadi (Father) Mohammed Mushaima (Uncle) |
| Death of Ali Mushaima | |
| Date | 14 February 2011 |
| Location | Al Daih, Bahrain |
| Deaths | Ali Mushaima |
In a rare televised speech the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, announced that the deaths of Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima and Fadhel Al-Matrook would be investigated. Bahrain's Interior Minister said that legal steps would be taken if the use of the weapon had been unwarranted.
Details of the investigation were disclosed in the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, established by King Hamad to look into events in the Bahraini uprising. The investigation failed to identify any culprits in the killing of Mushaima.: 229 The Commission concluded that Mushaima's death resulted from the "use of excessive force by police officers," and "that there was no justification for the use of lethal force.": 229