The Al Bandar report refers to an alleged political conspiracy by the certain government officials in Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

 to foment sectarian strife and marginalize the majority Shia community in the country. The conspiracy was allegedly lead and financed by Sheikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa

Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa

Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa is the former Minister of Cabinet Affairs in Bahrain and the head of the Central Informatics Organization...

, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and head of the Civil Informatics Organization and member of the Al Khalifa

Al Khalifa

The Al Khalifa family is the ruling family of Bahrain. The Al Khalifa profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe that migrated from Najd to Kuwait in the early 18th century. They are also from the Utub tribe...

 royal family. The allegations were revealed in September 2006, in a 240-page document produced by the Gulf Centre for Democratic Development

Gulf Centre for Democratic Development

The Gulf Centre for Democratic Development is a training, information, and advocacy institution dedicated to promoting and nurturing democratic values in the Gulf Co-operation Council countries as defined in the International Bill of Human Rights. It is a non-governmental organization based in...

, and authored by Dr Salah Al Bandar

Salah Al Bandar

Dr Salah Al Bandar is a British citizen of Sudanese origin known for his role in revealing the Bandargate scandal in Bahrain. Al Bandar had been working as a strategic planning adviser to the Cabinet Affairs Ministry of Bahrain since October 2006...

, an adviser to the Cabinet Affairs Ministry. Following the distribution of the report, Bahraini police forcibly deported Dr Al Bandar to the United Kingdom, where he holds citizenship.

According to Dr al-Bandar, the Minister in Bahrain paid five main operatives a total of more than $2.7 million to run:

• a secret intelligence cell spying on Shi’as
• ‘GONGO
  GONGO
  GONGO stands for Government-Organized Non-Governmental Organization, which may have been set up by governments to look like NGOs in order to qualify for outside aid, or mitigate specific issues related to in-country work or international relations...
  
  s’ – government operated bogus NGOs like the ‘Bahraini Jurists Society’ and the ‘Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society
  Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society
  The Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society, is a Bahraini human rights organization established in November 2004 which claims to protect housemaids, and to fight for women’s rights....
  
  ’
• internet forums and websites that foment sectarian hatred
• subsidisation of ‘new converts’ from Shia Islamic sect to the Sunni sect
• payments for election rigging

Individuals accused in the Bandargate report

Name	Occupation	Role in conspiracy	Monthly remuneration
Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa is the former Minister of Cabinet Affairs in Bahrain and the head of the Central Informatics Organization...	Cabinet Affairs Ministry, President of Central Informatics Organization (CIO), Direct Supervisor to Civil Bureau (State Recruitment Office) and President of the Executive Committee Supervising the Polls of 2006	Leader of the Secret Cell & Financier	Financer
Raed Mohamed Abdulla Shams	Manager Stats Department of CIO, Appointed in 2006 as an Assistant to Secretary General of Cabinet Affairs Ministry for Human Resources, Finance and Services, Deputy to Ministry Assistant. Immediate Supervisor to Jordanian Intelligence Group who is responsible to follow up political situations, co-ordinates and supervises the work of Civil Organizations that are tied to the Web (Jurists, Bahrain First, Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society The Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society, is a Bahraini human rights organization established in November 2004 which claims to protect housemaids, and to fight for women’s rights.... , Bahrain Politics) and supervises the Endorsement Administrative, Technical Group and the State telecommunications Insurance	Acts as the “Right Hand” of Shaikh Ahmed, administrating the Secret Web. He does not conceal his sympathy and support for Islamic Reform Society Al Eslah Society The Al Eslah Society is an organization in Bahrain that represents the Muslim Brotherhood movement. Its political wing is the Al-Menbar Islamic Society....  and its political Right Hand of Al-Menbar Islamic Society Al-Menbar Islamic Society Al Menbar National Islamic Society is the political wing of the Al Eslah Society in Bahrain, associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. A Sunni Islamist party, it is well organised through a network of mosques and seek to promote a conservative social agenda while not directly challenging the... .	In addition to his monthly salary and renowned allowance he monthly receives BD1200
Mohamed Ali Mohamed Al-Qaed	Administration Manager of CIO, promoted in April 2006 as a General Manager Information Technology and Deputy Assistant to Ministry. He is well-known for his tie with Islamic Reform Society and its political Right Hand of Al-Menbar Islamic Society Al-Menbar Islamic Society Al Menbar National Islamic Society is the political wing of the Al Eslah Society in Bahrain, associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. A Sunni Islamist party, it is well organised through a network of mosques and seek to promote a conservative social agenda while not directly challenging the...  is well-known.	Left-Hand for Shaikh Ahmed, supervises e-Voting Group and Groups of Variety Technical Works	In addition to his monthly salary and renowned allowance he monthly receives BD1200.
Jamal Yousuf Mohamed Al-Aseery	Chief Editor of Reform Magazine (Reform Society Al Eslah Society The Al Eslah Society is an organization in Bahrain that represents the Muslim Brotherhood movement. Its political wing is the Al-Menbar Islamic Society....  of the Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an... ), Ex-BBC Correspondent, Chancellor and Media Affairs to President of Royal Court (Shaikh Mohamed Bin Ateyatalla, brother of the above stated Leader of the Cell), Acting as a Chief Editor to Alwatan News	Arranges agendas for the Media and News topics, supervises the Media Group and holds a position of Consultant to Al-Watan News.	In addition to his monthly salary and renowned allowance he monthly receives BD800/-
Adel Rashid Bu-Saiba	CIO incumbent, fully committed to Islamic Education Society Islamic Education Society The Islamic Education Society is an Islamic organization in Bahrain that follows and promotes the conservative Salafist ideology. It participates in politics through its political wing, Asalah....  in the capacity of Manager Social Affairs & Project that is dependent to Al Asalah Al Asalah The Al Asalah Islamic Society is the main Salafist political party in Bahrain, with four MPs after 2006's general election .The party is the political wing of the Islamic Education Society...  Political Society.	Supervises the Group whose prime objective to concentrate the Sunni sects against Shi’a sect.	In addition to his monthly salary and renowned allowance he monthly receives BD1000/-
Naser Mohammed Yousif Lori	Ex-employee of CIO, Since 2004, he works as a Deputy Assistant to President of Royal Court, Shaikh Mohamed Bin Ateyatalla, in the capacity of Co-Ordination & Follow-up, he has strong relation with fundamentalists stream in Bahrain and the Gulf such as Al-Salafiya, Board Member and Supervisor to Awalatan Newspaper Project he also possesses 10% of its nominal stocks	Has connection with Royal Court Naturalization Committee	In addition to his monthly salary and renowned allowance he monthly receives BD1000/-
Mohamed Ahmed Abdulla	General Secretary Assistant to Cabinet Ministry, at the grade of Deputy Assistant to Ministry	-	BD500
Maher Al-Khan	Central Informatics Organization	-	BD500
Yousif Binkhalil	Alwatan Newspaper	-	BD500
Ahmed Bu-Hazza’a	-	-	BD500
Yousif Abdulla Yousif	Benefits Company	-	BD250
Yousif Al-Bader	Central Informatics Organization	-	BD250
Khalid Ahmed	Central Informatics Organization	-	BD250
Nabeel Shams	Central Informatics Organization	-	BD250
Maisoon Al-Qaisy	Central Informatics Organization	-	BD150
Rashid Musalam Rashid	Central Informatics Organization	-	BD500
Naser Al-Emady	Ministry Office Manager, Civil Services Bureau (Governmental Recruitment)	-	BD750
Hala Asheer	Central Informatics Organization	-	BD250
Hussain Ali Al-Mutawa	Private driver	-	BD300
Hamad Al-Mahaiza’a	Central Informatics Organization	-	BD500
Ahmed Khairy Ahmed Khairy -Career:Khairy currently plays for the Egyptian club Ismaily, and is a member of the Egypt national football team. He can play across the entire midfield or as a defender....	Accountant	-	BD400
Ali Saqer	Driver	-	BD150
Fahad Bin Abdulaziz	General Judgment Center	-	BD500
Faisal Fulad Faisal Fulad Faisal Hassan Fulad is a member of Kingdom of Bahrain's upper chamber of parliament, the Consultative Council, since 1996. Fulad was appointed to parliament by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa since 2002–present....	Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society The Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society, is a Bahraini human rights organization established in November 2004 which claims to protect housemaids, and to fight for women’s rights....	-	BD500