A/HRC/4/33/Add.1 Page 25 Para Country Date Type Mandate Allegations transmitted K. told the public about the events in a press conference held at the Khulna Press Club on 28 July 2006. On 30 July 2006, she also lodged a criminal case against the responsible police officers with the Magistrates Court in Khulna under the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Special Provision) Amendment Act 2003. On 23 September 2006, a member of Ward 4 of the Senhati Union Council, told M. K. to withdraw the case. He also threatened her and her family with the words: "Remember, the police lodged a case against you, in which your brother is detained in Khulna Jail. If you don’t withdraw the case against the police, you will be in trouble. Fighting against the police is very difficult!" He further suggested that the family come to a "solution" without fighting against the police. Since then, the same policemen have repeatedly attempted to intimidate M. K. by threatening to ensure that her brother would be convicted on trumped-up charges.The Special Tribunal of Women and Children Repression Prevention, which has jurisdiction over the criminal case against the police officers has so far not taken any substantive action. In a court hearing that took place on 28 September 2006, the judge refused to consider the merits of the case and rescheduled the case to 30 November 2006. Government Response