Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa
Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد بن عطية الله آل خليفة) is the former Minister of Cabinet Affairs in Bahrain and the head of the Central Informatics Organization. He is a member of the Al Khalifa royal family of Bahrain.[1]
In September 2006, he was implicated in the Bandargate scandal, accused of leading and financing a secret organization of government officials with the aim of marginalizing Bahrain's Shia community, economically, politically and socially.
According to Dr Salah al-Bandar, the whistleblower, Shaikh Ahmed paid five main operatives a total of more than $2.7 million to run:
- a secret intelligence cell spying on Shi’as
- ‘GONGOs’ – government operated bogus NGOs like the ‘Bahraini Jurists Society’ and the ‘Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society’
- internet forums and websites that foment sectarian hatred
- subsidisation of ‘new converts’ from Shia Islamic sect to the Sunni sect
- payments for election rigging
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Additional reading
- Al-Bandar Ejection Exposes Bahrain Split, Washington Post, 2 October 2006
- Allegations of treason, vote-rigging warn of sectarian strife ahead of Bahrain elections, International Herald Tribune, 2 OCtober 2006
- Al Bander-Gate: A Political Scandal In Bahrain, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, September 2006
- Documents related to Bandargate, Bahrain Center for Human Rights
- BandarGate, Lord Eric Avebury, 5 October 2006
- Banning Publication of News or Information Related to the “Bandar-Gate” Scandal, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, 6 October 2006
- “Bandar-Gate” and the Dangerous Role Played by Some Human Rights Societies and its Relation to the secret organization, Statement by Bahraini Human Rights Activists, 10 October 2006
- Activists and journalist receive threats for highlighting Bandargate scandal, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, 12 October 2006
- Bahrain: Must be election season, Toby Jones, 12 October 2006
- Concern over the lack of an official response to Al Bandergate, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, 13 October 2006
- Petition From A Hundred Prominent Figures And Activists To The King Of Bahrain regarding Bandargate scandal, 13 October 2006
- Documentary video: Political Naturalization in Bahrain
- Bandargate Blog
- Video: Press conference of Dr Salah Al Bandar the UK House of Lords (Parts: 1, 2, 3)
- Video: Discussion with Dr Salah Al Bandar on Kawthar TV (Parts: 1, 2, 3)
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