E/CN.4/1993/26 page 45 199. On 8 April 1992, the Government reported, that Haroun Talha had been arrested on 22 December 1991 on suspicion of harbouring some fugitives accused of assaulting Lieutenant Colonel Mutawi Abu Naga at Damietta. He was released on bail in February 1992. No evidence was found of his having been subjected to torture, since he did not submit any complaint to the competent authorities. 200. Hassan Izz ed-Din Malik, Muhammad Khairat al-Shatir and Taher Abdel Moneim were arrested on 5 February 1992 at the headquarters of the Salsabil Computer Company, 186 Hijaz Street, Heliopolis, by state security personnel who took them to the Tora prison on suspicion of membership of the Ikhwan al-Muslimin group. (2 March 1992) (c) Follow-up to cases included in previous reports 201. By the same above-mentioned letter of 4 September 1992 the Special Rapporteur transmitted to the Government additional information with respect to the cases of: (a) Mohammad al-Sayyid Higazi. An urgent appeal had been made on his behalf on 23 September 1991 and the Government replied on 19 November 1991 (see E/CN.4/1992/17, paras. 76-77). According to the additional reports received, Mohammad al-Sayyid Higazi was tortured for several weeks at the SSI, Doqqi branch, Cairo, and at the SSI headquarters in Lazoughly Square, Cairo. After being detained initially in Doqqi on 18 August 1991, he was reportedly transferred to Istiqbal Tora prison. He was returned a few days later to the headquarters of the SSI in Lazoughly Square, where he was allegedly held for two more weeks and tortured. He was then taken back to prison. Methods of torture included electric shocks on sensitive parts of the body and hanging him by his wrists for long periods of time. (b) Afifi Matlar. His case was transmitted to the Government on 18 October 1991. On 24 October 1991 the Government reported that no complaints had been filed with the judicial authorities concerning his subjection to torture or ill-treatment (see E/CN.4/1992/17, paras. 84 and 86). On 26 January 1992 the Government again reported that an exceptional measure had been taken against Muhammad Afifi Amer Matlar on 2 March 1991 for security reasons in view of his engagement in activities prejudicial to the country's security. However, he was released on 9 May 1991 and there is no evidence of his subjection to any form of torture during the period of his detention. Additional reports received by the Special Rapporteur in 1992 indicate that Mr. Matlar's lawyer had informed both the Prosecutor General and the Court about the torture and that, nevertheless, no action had been taken. 202. With respect to the case of Mamdouh Ali Youssef's wife, transmitted by the Special Rapporteur on 18 October 1991 (see E/CN.4/1992/17, para. 85), the Government reported on 26 January 1992 that no evidence was found concerning her miscarriage as a result of torture. She gave birth to a child, as a result of the pregnancy in question, close to the time when her husband was arrested.