A/HRC/4/33/Add.1 Page 15 Para 7. Country Date Followup to past cases Type Mandate Allegations transmitted Sarvan Sarhanov (E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.1, para. 4) Government Response objective court proceedings against these persons. By letter dated 17/07/06, the Government reported that, with a view to ensuring the objectivity and comprehensiveness of the investigation, Mr Sarhanov and other members of Yeni Fikir were invited for interrogation on 11 August 2005 and informed about their rights and interrogated as witnesses without any external pressure or intervention. During the interrogation Sarvan Sarhanov indicated that he was the member of "Yeni Fikir" and was acquainted with some members of that organization, but his activity was limited to taking part in rallies. Subsequently, information appeared in the media that during interrogation he was beaten by two investigators, offered to apply for membership in "Yeni Azerbaijan Party", coerced into signing the transcript of the interrogation and that he signed it with a straight line. This information is not backed up by any facts and is completely refuted by the factual data of the case. Sarvan Sarhanov freely signed the transcript of the interrogation, at the end of which he indicated his remarks in writing. The identities of the two alleged investigators are not confirmed. After the above-mentioned information was published in the media, on 22 September 2005, Sarvan Sarhanov was once again invited to interrogation and in his confession he indicated that there had not been any pressure against