A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail ( ar, علاء أحمد محمد حبيل; born 25 June 1982) is a Bahraini former professional

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who played as a striker. With the Bahrain national team, he was the top scorer in the

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2011 detention

On 5 April 2011 A'ala Hubail and his brother Mohamed (also a member of the national football team) were arrested by the Bahraini authorities and held in custody on an indefinite basis. A'ala Hubail, a trained paramedic, had attended demonstrations during the

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and had reportedly helped provide medical assistance. The day before his arrest A'ala Hubail had appeared on a chatshow programme on Bahrain state television in which he had been aggressively questioned and criticised. Al-Ahli announced that the brothers had been dismissed from the club squad. It was reported that he had received treatment in a military hospital after being

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and that he may have suffered an injury to one of his feet. On 23 June it was announced that Mohamed Hubail had been secretly tried and sentenced to two years in prison by the Bahraini special security court established under the martial law regime imposed in March 2011. A'ala Hubail's trial was reported to have begun in secret on 24 June 2011. On 24 June FIFA, the world football governing body, announced that it had asked the Bahraini football authorities to provide information about cases of players detained during political protests. Following allegations of government interference in the sport after Mohammed Hubail's prison sentence and A'ala Hubail's trial and the suspension of over 150 athletes, coaches and referees for taking part in anti-government protests, Bahrain could face a ban from world soccer. Suspension by FIFA could prevent Bahrain participating in Asian Olympic Games qualifying round matches (due in September 2011). According to the

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in Geneva, the Bahraini trials appeared to bear the marks of political persecution and there were serious concerns that the due process rights of the defendants were not respected. On 29 June 2011 the Bahrain News Agency reported that the Bahrain Defence Force military public prosecutor had announced that "defendants involved at medical and sport crimes" had been released, but trials would continue in accordance with Bahraini legal procedures."Announcement by the military prosecuter[sic]", Bahrain News Agency website, 29 June 2011
accessed 29 June 2011

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hubail, Aala 1982 births Living people Bahraini footballers Association football forwards Al-Ahli Club (Manama) players Al-Gharafa SC players Kuwait SC players Umm Salal SC players Al-Tali'aa SC players Nejmeh SC players Sitra Club players Manama Club players Al Hala SC players Bahraini Premier League players Qatar Stars League players Kuwait Premier League players Oman Professional League players Lebanese Premier League players Bahrain international footballers Asian Games competitors for Bahrain Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Bahraini expatriate footballers Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Oman Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Kuwait Expatriate footballers in Oman Expatriate footballers in Lebanon