E/CN.4/1993/26 page 104 468. Imed Ben Ahmed Amdouni was arrested at Béja on 19 July 1989 and transferred to the regional hospital the same day because he was unwell. He was placed under police supervision until 1 August when he was brought before the Béja court of first instance on charges of intoxication, breach of the peace, sedition and aggravated assault on the person of officials. 469. Ibrahim Rejichi was arrested on 31 August 1989 by the Monastir police and later charged with the disrespect of the Head of State, indecency, assault of an official, damage to property, aggravated assault and drunkenness on the public highway. He was found not guilty. 470. Fathi Ben Ali Amor Hached, postman, was arrested on 6 September 1989 for possession of subversive leaflets. He was released the same day. 471. Murtadha Labidi was brought before the Gafsa court of first instance on charges of participation in an unlawful association, possession and distribution of prohibited leaflets contrary to public policy, defamation of the Head of State and making a collection without authorization. During the proceedings the safeguards of the defence were untrammelled. The appeals court ruled that the defendant was not guilty, evidence that the proceedings had been conducted in full accordance with the law. 472. Mohammed Mezzi was arrested on 26 December 1989 by the Ariana police for subversion, disruption of instruction in his lycée and distribution of leaflets, and was taken to court. He was not subjected to violence or torture. 473. Raouf Critli, Tarek Sallami and Nizar Ouni were arrested on 17 March 1990 following demonstrations and serious disorder in the Saniat Ben Abdallah district at Mannouba. They were questioned and brought before the Tunis district criminal investigation department. They were released the same day. 474. Hedi Ben Allala Bejami was questioned by the Ariana police concerning his involvement in leaflet distribution in the Sidi district. He was not arrested. The allegation of torture is unfounded. He was examined by a public health service doctor who issued a medical certificate stating that his health was satisfactory. He produced three medical certificates and lodged a complaint, but his allegations were rejected after a medical examination by a public health service doctor. 475. The judicial services have no information to suggest that a person called Raouf Mthlouti was arrested by the criminal investigation department. 476. Monia Jouini was arrested by the Sedjoumi police on 6 June 1990 in the act of writing subversive slogans on walls in the Mellasine quarter and distributing workers' communist party leaflets. She was brought before the courts and at the request of her lawyer underwent a medical examination by a doctor of the public health services. The doctor issued a certificate which refutes the allegations of torture.