E/CN.4/2000/9 page 77 and testicles. He was allegedly subjected to electric shocks and beaten for three hours to force him to confess to the murder and theft. Urgent appeals and replies received 372. On 29 January 1999, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal on behalf of Ahmad Hassan Badi'a, Ala' Hassan Badi'a, Yassir Hassan Badi'a, Magdi Fahmi and Muhammad Farag. On 11 January 1999, Ahmad Hassan Badi'a, Magdi Fahmi, Muhammad Farag and 12 other Egyptian men had reportedly been arrested in Kuwait and forcibly returned to Egypt. The Kuwati authorities had reportedly accused these men of subversive acts to destabilize the security and stability of Kuwait. They were reportedly being held at the State Security Investigation Department (SSI) in Lazoghly Square, Cairo. On 15 January 1999, Ala' Hassan Badi'a and Yassir Hassan Badi'a, brothers of Ahmad Hassan Badi'a, had reportedly been detained and were believed to be held at the SSI headquarters in Zaqaziq, Sharquiya province. 373. On 2 February 1999, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal on behalf of Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim who was currently held at the Al-Istinaf prison, where he was serving a four-year sentence. He was allegedly suffering from a gangrenous lower jaw, due to a bullet with which he had been shot at the time of his arrest and that had not been removed. He was therefore reported to be suffering from purulent bleeding and constant fever, and from tuberculosis. He was allegedly denied appropriate medical care. 374. On 9 February 1999, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal on behalf of Dr. Abdel-Monim Abu Al-Fotouh, the Secretary General of the Arab Doctors Union, who was reportedly suffering from arteriosclerosis, kidney problems and a stomach ulcer; Dr. Prof.Mohamed Al-Sayid Habib, a 56-year-old professor of Geology and head of the Faculty Club at Assyut, who was reportedly suffering from diabetes and chronic kidney problems; Khayrat Al-Shater, a 50-year-old engineer and head of the Board of Directors of Salsabeel Computers Company, who was reportedly suffering from a spinal deficiency; Dr. Prof. Mahmoud Ahmed Omar Al-Arini, the 73-year-old former Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Al-Azhar University, who was reportedly suffering from kidney problems and general health problems due to his age; and Mahmoud Abu Rayya, the 76-year-old head of the Personnel Department at the Arab League, who was reportedly suffering from kidney failure and general health problems due to his age. They were all serving sentences at the Mazrait Tora prison on charges of belonging to the Muslim Brothers Group. Their health conditions had allegedly been seriously deteriorating and they were allegedly being denied medical treatment. 375. The Government replied to the urgent appeal on 27 September 1999 with information on each of the five men. 376. Concerning Dr. Abdel Moneim Abu al-Fotouh Abdel Hadi, the Government replied that he had been sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour in military felony case number 11/95, and that he was suffering from arteriosclerosis for which he was being treated at the Tura penitentiary hospital where he had undergone electro cardiology, blood tests and arteriography. The Government further replied that he had previously been referred to Manyal University Hospital where he was detained from 22 February to 8 April 1997 for treatment of angina pectoris. His treatment at the Manyal University Hospital included a catheterization operation (widening of the