Dr. Salah Al Bandar
Revealing suppression of Shia in Bahrain.
A Sudanese-born Briton, Al Bandar is known for his role in revealing the ‘Bandargate’ scandal in Bahrain. He had been working as a strategic planning adviser to the Cabinet Affairs Ministry of Bahrain since October 2006. On September 13, 2006 he was arrested and deported to London by Bahraini officials after he distributed a report revealing a conspiracy to suppress the Shia in Bahrain (who form the majority of the population). The scandal that ensued was named after him, Bandargate.