E/CN.4/2001/66 page 92 442. Concerning Salim Saleh Ibrahim al-Qatami, Mostafa Sahel Ibrahim el-Qatami, Abdel-Kareem Abdel-Kareem and Hussein Abdel-Kareem (ibid., para. 219), they were arrested by the Qalyoub criminal investigation unit on suspicion of theft on 20 January 1998. They were later discharged. There is no evidence to substantiate their allegations of torture while in police custody. 443. Concerning Ahmed Fouad Ibrahim (ibid., para. 220), this person could not be traced by the Government. 444. The Government provided the following information with respect to alleged deaths in prisons as a result of medical negligence (E/CN.4/2000/9, para. 359). The Government noted that no complaint was filed and that the circumstances of the deaths were recorded in a report given to the Office of the Public Prosecutor, which gave permission for the burial of the remains. 445. Concerning Hassouna Gaber Abdel Latef, he died on 23 January in Abu Zabel Prison Hospital as a result of a sharp drop in blood pressure and respiration. There was no evidence to substantiate the allegation that his death was due to medical neglect. 446. Concerning Magdi Mohammed Abdul Maqsoud Afifi, he died on 5 August 1998 in Abu Zabel Prison Hospital as a result of a sharp drop in blood pressure and respiration, and the cessation of his heart and brain functions. It is suspected that he suffered from tuberculosis. He had been provided with the adequate medical treatment. 447. Concerning Sa’eed Mohammed Mohammed al-Malihi, he died on 28 March 1998 as a result of a sharp drop in blood pressure and respiration. Prior to his death, he had been treated at Manyal University Hospital for cirrhosis, from which he had been suffering prior to his detention in Liman Tura prison. 448. Concerning Fathi Abdul Aziz Abdul Wahid Abdalla Morsy (real name: Abdul Aziz Abdul Wahid Abdalla Morsy), he died on 6 January 1998 as a result of a sharp drop in blood pressure and respiration. He had been treated at the Cairo National Cancer Hospital for cancer of the throat and had undergone an operation. 449. Concerning Abu Bakr Sa’ad Mahmoud, he died on 23 February 1998 as a result of a sharp drop in blood pressure. He had been admitted to Liman Tura Prison Hospital on 8 February to be treated for acute circulatory problems. On 21 February, he had been transferred to Manyal University Hospital and placed under intensive care, but died immediately afterwards. 450. Concerning Fathi Ali Orman (real name: Fathi Ali Orfan al-Sayyid), he died as a result of a sharp decline in blood pressure. He had been treated in Al-Wadi al-Jadid Hospital for numerous chest ailments from which he had been suffering prior to his detention. 451. Concerning Fathi Abdel-Aziz Ibrahim, he died on 19 April 1998 from a coronary thrombosis that led to a fall in blood pressure. He had been transferred to hospital.

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