A/HRC/25/60/Add.2 also reports of the imprisonment of Mr Al-Hadidi for commenting on the trial on Twitter and that international observers were denied access to at least two hearings. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government for the response dated 10 June 2013 affirming that the case involved a serious threat to the United Arab Emirates national security by a large group of individuals tied to foreign groups who advocate the violent overthrow of the regime. The response states that the trial was open to the public and rejects any claims of an unfair trial. It asserts that Mr. Al-Hadidi was arrested and charged for assaulting a public officer and publishing in bad faith false accounts of the trial. The Special Rapporteur calls attention to article 12 of the CAT, which requires the competent authorities to undertake a prompt and impartial investigation wherever there are reasonable grounds to believe that torture has been committed, and article 7 of the CAT, which requires State parties to prosecute suspected perpetrators of torture. The Special Rapporteur also reminds the Government of paragraph 6b of Human Rights Council Resolution 8/8, which urges States “To take persistent, determined and effective measures to have all allegations of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment promptly and impartially examined by the competent national authority, to hold those who encourage, order, tolerate or perpetrate acts of torture responsible, to have them brought to justice and severely punished, including the officials in charge of the place of detention where the prohibited act is found to have been committed, and to take note in this respect of the Principles on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Istanbul Principles) as a useful tool in efforts to combat torture.” Regarding allegations that confessions and statements incriminating others were obtained under torture, the Special Rapporteur further draws attention to article 15 of the CAT, which provides that, “Each State Party shall ensure that any statement which is established to have been made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except against a person accused of torture as evidence that the statement was made.” The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government of the United Arab Emirates to continue its engagement with the mandate. (b) JUA 13/05/2013 Case No. ARE 2/2013 State Reply: None to date Alleged torture and illtreatment and the denial of access to a lawyer of three British nationals, Mr. Grant Cameron, Mr. Suneet Jerrh, and Mr. Karl Williams, by Dubai police officers. 159. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the government of the United Arab Emirates has not responded to this communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council. The communication referred to the alleged torture and illtreatment and denial of access to a lawyer of three British nationals, Mr. Grant Cameron, Mr. Suneet Jerrh, and Mr. Karl Williams, by police officers of the Dubai Criminal Investigation Department (CID). According to the information received, the three individuals were arrested on the suspicion of being in possession of illegal drugs. Once arrested, the officers beat them, repeatedly kneed them in the testicles and used a taser to electrocute them. It is reported that each of the men were beaten by officers upon arriving to a deserted location, and that this continued for about 30 to 45 minutes. Upon returning to their hotel, it is reported that Mr. Cameron was taken to the front room where he was tasered with an electric baton, while another officer pulled out a gun and threatened to kill him. It is also reported that Mr. Williams was shown what appeared to be a battery with wires on it by the officers, and was told that if he did not give them information, they would ensure that “he could never have kids.” It is also reported that Mr. Williams was blindfolded with a towel, severely kicked, and threatened with death. Furthermore, it is reported that Mr. Jeer was taken to the bathroom where he was subjected to beatings and shocks with an electric baton. It is reported that following the events at the hotel, the three men were brought to the CID headquarters and forced to sign documents in Arabic, which none of them understood, and under the threat of further torture. While in police custody, they were intimidated by guards and denied food, water, or adequate sleeping space. It is 116