Bahrain: 15 Police Probed Over Abuse Claims Bahraini authorities say they have launched an investigation against 15 police officers over allegations of abuse involving inmates. The head of a special investigations unit set up by the public prosecutor's office said in a statement on Tuesday that the probe follows 11 new complaints filed with his office. Nawaf Hamza did not identify the officers involved. He says the complaints were made in June. The unit is tasked with investigating allegations of abuse by police. Officials say it was set up in response to recommendations by a commission authorized by Bahrain's Sunni Muslim rulers to investigate the widespread unrest that erupted last year. Bahrain has experienced near daily protests for more than 16 months in an uprising by the kingdom's Shiite majority, which seeks greater political rights from the Western-backed Sunni monarchy.