E/CN.4/2001/66 page 90 426. Concerning Tamer Mohsen Ali (ibid., para. 195), the Government indicated that he was arrested on 21 January 2000 in flagrante delicto of stealing. He was taken into custody under a decision of the Office of the Public Prosecutor. While in police custody, he fainted and was immediately transferred to Al-Dawari Hospital in Mansoura, where he died as a result of a sharp drop in blood pressure. No complaint has been made on his behalf. 427. Concerning Waleed Zanati Shaaban (ibid., para. 197), he was arrested on 16 December 1997 during an affray, but the Office of the Public Prosecutor decided to discharge him. On 17 December, he was re-arrested in the Muharram Bek police district. An autopsy was performed. No trace of torture was found. 428. Concerning Mohamed Ali Saad (ibid., para. 198), this person could not be traced by the Government. 429. Concerning Mohammed Dahi Hemeida (ibid., para. 199), he was arrested on 30 August 1997. There is no evidence to substantiate his allegations of torture while at the police station. 430. Concerning Said Abdel-Aziz Mohammed Farraq and his sons Saeed and Wael (ibid., para. 200), there is no evidence to substantiate his allegations of torture. The Government confirmed that he was charged in a number of different cases. 431. Concerning Gamal Shawki Othman (ibid., para. 201), the Government indicated that he has a long criminal record and was arrested on 14 January 1998 on suspicion of illegally carrying a firearm and drug possession. There is no evidence that he was tortured while at Al-Waily police station. 432. Concerning Nazema Mohammed Mohammed Wagdi, Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed Wagdo, Khadra Mohammed Abdel-Wahab and Fatma Mohammed Abdel Aal Amer (ibid., para. 202), the Government indicated that they had resisted arrest on 17 May 1996 while police officers were searching them on suspicion of attack and theft. They later filed an administrative complaint at El-Hamoul police station against the police officers, alleging assault and battery. An investigation was carried out by the Department of Public Prosecutions, which decided to close the case when it established that the correct criminal procedure had been followed during the above-mentioned arrest. In particular, forensic medical examinations concluded that the injuries sustained resulted from having resisted arrest. 433. Concerning Shukri Mahmoud Farrag (ibid., para. 203), the Government stated that he was released on the same day as his arrest. The Egyptian Human Rights Organization, currently being established, submitted a complaint to the Public Prosecutor regarding his detention and torture at El-Gamaleya police station from 11 to 16 November 1997. The Department of Public Prosecutions investigated the cases, and the complainant underwent a forensic medical examination that revealed no trace of any injury indicative of criminal violence dating from the time of this incident.

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