E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.4 page 22 Zuunmod Pre-trial Detention Centre. He was informed that according to the entry in the transfer register, Sedev Bataa was moved on 5 June 2005 (one day prior Special Rapporteur’s arrival in Mongolia) to Prison No. 405, but the Director of Prison No. 405 stated that Sedev Bataa did not arrive until 5 July 2005, and his whereabouts during the intervening month are unknown. On his arrival, Sedev Bataa was bloated, unable to speak, and in very poor health. His family was not informed of his poor health, and he did not receive treatment nor was he seen by a doctor. Although the post- mortem listed the cause of death as tuberculosis, his body did not present the normal indications for this disease such as appearing gaunt or emaciated. Rather, the body showed, among other things, welts and bruising around the wrists and ankles, consistent with his accounts of being continuously handcuffed and shackled in his cell. When he was last seen by family members in May 2005, Sedev Bataa did not complain of tuberculosis and did not request any treatment in that regard. Following his death, the police warned Sedev Bataa’s family that if they registered a complaint, his body would not be returned for burial as the investigation would be protracted. The family reluctantly complied and the body was cremated on 29 July. His personal effects, including a diary, have not been returned. In view of the alleged death in custody due to torture and ill-treatment of Sedev Bataa, by letter dated 2 August 2005, the Special Rapporteur urged the Government to cooperate fully with the United Nations Country Team in Mongolia to investigate the allegations (e.g. by ensuring access to all places of detention, access to relevant persons and documentation), and provide a response within 15 days. The Special Rapporteur expressed his strongest concerns about this case. First, he was denied access to Mr. Baata when he visited Zuunmod Detention Centre and later he received convincing evidence that Mr. Baata had been tortured to death. 10. The Government reported that the case was under investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office and once it had been completed information would be transmitted to the Special Rapporteur. -----