E/CN.4/2001/66 page 27 Sakhiba Rasulova was made to sign an undertaking not to leave the area; however after proceedings had been instituted against her on 18 March 1998, she disappeared. An investigation revealed that allegations of the abduction of the 12-year-old Vusal Rasulov and his sister, of their illegal detention in the village of Khanabad, Evlakh district, his beating and bodily injury as well as the complaint that he had been refused medical treatment were unfounded on the basis of forensic examinations. 90. Concerning Namik Aliev, the Government replied that, on 19 March 1998, the Baku Procurator’s Office instituted criminal proceedings for exceeding authority or powers on the basis of statements made by his lawyer that he had been insulted and beaten by the Chief of the twenty-ninth division of the police department of Yasamal district of Baku and that he had been illegally detained in the temporary custodial section. An investigation was carried out by the Procurator’s Office of the Sabail district of Baku. A subsequent medical examination revealed slight bodily injuries, but could not determine whether they had occurred on the day of the incident or before. His lawyer testified that he had not been beaten at the police station, but had been injured as a result of carelessness. On 19 June 1998, the investigation was abandoned for lack of evidence. 91. Concerning Elshan Ragimov, an investigation concluded that on 27 April 1998, he was charged with various weapons offences, with participating in the armed attack of 2 October 1994 against the Procurator’s Office of the Azerbaijani Republic and the armed attack of 15 March 1995 against government soldiers, thereby inflicting bodily injury and causing material damage to State property, and participating in unauthorized armed formations. He was tried, found guilty and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by the Supreme Court. The investigation did not reveal any illegal methods employed during his questioning. Furthermore, no written or oral complaints of unlawful methods had been made by him. 92. Concerning Fagan Magerramov, the Procurator’s Office of the Geraboi district instituted criminal proceedings for abuse of official position. Witnesses were questioned and the allegations that he had been beaten by a police official were not substantiated. On 21 November 1998, proceedings were abandoned. 93. Concerning Shokhrat and Ramin Ismailov, the Government stated that criminal proceedings were instituted for intentional slight bodily injury in response to allegations of ill-treatment by police officers against Ramin Ismailov on 8 November 1998. The results of a forensic examination revealed that his body showed no signs of severe injuries. Testimonies of witnesses indicated that he and other members of the Party for the Democratic Independence of Azerbaijan were not beaten by police officers. The proceedings were therefore dropped since the allegation of beating could not be confirmed. Ramin Ismailov was informed in writing of the results of the investigation. 94. Concerning Rafik Amirov, the Government stated that criminal proceedings had been instituted against him on a charge of robbery with violence and intentional murder on 19 May 1997. He was arrested on 20 May 1997 as a suspect and questioned in the presence of his lawyer. He was subsequently charged with intentional murder with aggravating circumstances and robbery. The criminal investigation was subsequently assigned to the