CAT/C/22/D/103/1998 page 10 Additional information submitted by counsel 8.1 In response to the Committee’s request for clarifications regarding the nature of S.M.R.’s political activities after 1990, counsel states that she was in charge of typing texts that she received from the leader of her group. Once typed, the texts were copied and distributed by others in the form of leaflets. The group had four members and they met two or three times a week when M.M.R. was not at home. These activities continued until S.M.R. left Iran. When she left for Sweden her intention was to return and continue her political activities. While in Sweden S.M.R. has continued to work for her organization by participating in administrative tasks and the preparation of a newspaper. She has also taken part in demonstrations. 8.2 S.M.R. has had no contacts with the members of her group in Iran. She has nevertheless been informed by her organization that they have been arrested and that the leader was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. When M.M.R. was arrested he was shown a picture of the leader and asked if he recognized her. The other members of the group were not mentioned to him. 8.3 As to the clarifications concerning S.M.R.’s passport, counsel states that she applied for a passport three years after her release from prison. She had no intention of using it but she wanted to check whether it was possible for her to obtain one. According to the law, she should have been interrogated at court after her application. In fact she was not, and the passport was sent to her within 24 hours. When S.M.R. requested to have her child registered in the passport the authorities found that she was not entitled to have one and was forbidden to leave the country. She had to go to a court, where she was questioned about her activities and her reasons for leaving the country. She replied that she wanted to attend her brother’s wedding. She was then told that somebody had to be responsible for her and that her first trip abroad had to be to an Islamic country. For that reason she travelled to Syria with her husband and child. In order to obtain a permit to leave for Sweden she had to put up the family’s house as guarantee of her return. 8.4 M.M.R. obtained his passport without difficulty. He had not had any problems with the authorities for a long time. He was arrested and released after one to two weeks, since he had not committed any crime. At that time he did not believe that his wife was in Sweden; he therefore suggested that the authorities ask the travel agent where she had gone. Upon his leaving the country he paid a Pakistani citizen to help him to enter the plane without being checked. The airline is responsible for checking that passengers have valid visas; this might be the reason why the Swedish authorities contacted the Iranian authorities. Iranian revolutionary guards visited M.M.R.’s mother and asked her about his leaving the country without a visa. She replied that she did not know anything about it. Examination of the merits 9.1 The Committee has considered the communication in the light of all the information made available to it by the parties, in accordance with article 22, paragraph 4, of the Convention.