CAT/C/44/D/355/2008 demobilized militiamen who had surrendered their weapons as of the date of its promulgation, i.e., 20 December 1999, as well as to career soldiers. Additionally, on 28 August 2003, another amnesty law covering the period from 15 January 2000 until the law’s promulgation was adopted for Ninja militia4 who had clashed with government troops. According to the complainant, the amnesty for Ninja militia was not applied in practice. In that respect, the State party refers to several independent sources, such as reports from Amnesty International, Freedom House, Human Rights Watch and the United States Department of State, which it says make no mention of any prosecution brought against former members of these militias. The State party also mentions members of the regime of former President Lissouba, who had apparently returned to the Congo without any trouble. It points out that the complainant was a simple sergeant in the regular army and that he served for two years without the slightest problem. These elements suggest that the complainant was not demonstrably at risk of persecution. 4.6 With regard to subparagraphs 8 (b) and (c) of general comment No. 1, the State party notes that, firstly, the complainant has not alleged that he was tortured in his country of origin prior to his departure and that, secondly, he has never engaged in political activity in the Congo. These two risk factors that might arise in the event of return cannot therefore be taken into account. 4.7 In relation to factual inconsistencies in the complainant’s claims, the State party refers the Committee to the rulings issued by the domestic courts, which gave ample reasons for their decisions as part of a detailed examination of the case. With regard to the problems that the complainant allegedly experienced after joining the regular army, namely tension with other military personnel, the State party considers his account to be incoherent and without foundation. Moreover, the complainant does not pursue that argument in his complaint to the Committee. The complainant also alleges that two of his brothers were taken hostage and killed by the police because of his non-appearance before the authorities. The Federal Administrative Tribunal maintains that the two death certificates appear to have been issued on request and might even be forgeries. Indeed, the preprinted sheet appears to contain errors of form, and the State party is doubtful that the information given on it is true. Furthermore, the occupation of the author’s brothers as it appears on the death certificates, namely “pupil”, appear inconsistent with their ages. The State party notes that the death certificates do not give the cause of death or explain how the alleged brothers of the complainant died. It therefore considers that these certificates have no evidential value. The same applies to the wanted notice dated 10 May 2002. The State party believes the notice to be a crude forgery, as the stamp and signature have been copied using a colour photocopier, while the personal details of the party concerned have been added using a typewriter. 4.8 The copies of a notice of court proceedings dated 1 February 2007 and a wanted notice dated 16 March 2007, which were submitted to the Committee on 16 March 2009, were not submitted to the Swiss authorities. The State party believes that, at first sight, these documents exhibit similar flaws to those of the wanted notice of 10 May 2002. The State party adds that they do not state, or at least not explicitly, the reasons why the complainant might be wanted. The State emphasizes that, as a general rule, wanted notices are not shown to the persons concerned. This is all the more so in the case of notices of court proceedings, which are documents circulated between authorities only. The complainant does not explain how he was able to obtain these documents. The State party points out how easy it is to obtain forgeries in the Congo, so that their evidential value is 4 GE.10-42782 The Ninja militia, from the north of the Congo, fought against Sassou Nguessou’s Administration. 5