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A Bahraini little one whose father is dealing with the dying penalty despatched a letter to Lewis Hamilton urging the seven-time Formula 1 champion to make clear the case amid allegations of torture. Ahmed Ramadhan, 11, drew an image of Hamilton’s racecar pleading for assist: “Lewis, please save my father. “When I used to be drawing the automotive, I felt hope that it would save my father’s life,” the London-based advocacy group Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) quoted the kid as saying.
“I really hope Lewis Hamilton delivers my message so my dad can come back home.”
Hamilton, who gained the Bahrain Grand Prix final month, confirmed in a press convention within the United Arab Emirates capital Saturday that he acquired the letter.
“I think the saddest thing for me was that there’s a young man on death row and it’s not clear … and when his son writes me a letter it really hits home,” he stated forward of the ultimate race within the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
“I think there’s definitely work to be done in the background and I definitely won’t let it go unnoticed.”
In July, Bahrain’s high court docket upheld a dying sentence in opposition to Mohamed Ramadhan and Hussain Moosa convicted of murdering a police officer in a bomb assault, following allegations that the conviction was primarily based on confessions extracted by torture.
The incident allegedly got here amid a wave of assaults in opposition to police and different violent incidents that erupted after mass road protests in 2011 demanded an elected prime minister and a constitutional monarchy in Bahrain.
The two accused are members of Muslim Sunni-ruled Bahrain’s Shiite group and have been first sentenced in late 2014.
Amnesty International has condemned the ruling and described the trial as “grossly unfair”.
Hamilton stated through the convention he would have hoped to deal with the difficulty with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa however his an infection with coronavirus wouldn’t permit him.
“I’d hoped… to sit and address it with the crown prince, but I was bed-ridden for most of the week,” he stated.
Bahrain has claimed Iran skilled and backed the demonstrators with the intention to topple the Manama authorities — an accusation Tehran denies.
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The kingdom rejects allegations of human rights violations and denies imposing discriminatory measures in opposition to its Shiite residents.
“When world champions like Lewis Hamilton choose to speak out, lives can change forever,” stated Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, director of BIRD.
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