E/CN.4/2003/68/Add.2 page 33 Savdor Sobirovich Allayarov’s mother reportedly complained to the Procurator’s office of Khorzem, to the General Procurator and to the Supreme Court, to no avail. At the time of writing, it was not known whether Uitkir Bahodirovich Yusupov and Savdor Sobirovich Allayarov had been executed. Polvanasar Chutaev, aged 23, was reportedly arrested on 5 February 1999 in Samary, Russia, and was transferred to Tashkent. He was allegedly beaten at the SNB office and later also by officers from the GUVD. It is believed that he was given electroshocks and was beaten on his head and legs. As a result, it is reported that his lips were burst and his face swollen. He was allegedly hardly able to walk. The Regional Court of Tashkent reportedly sentenced him to death, without the presence of a lawyer. At the time of writing, it was not known whether Polvanasar Chutaev had been executed. Vassiev Jamshid Jabborovich was said to have been arrested by officers of the SNB from Bukhara right after the February 1999 bombings in Tashkent. He was reportedly accused of having participated in these bombings and was also charged with religious extremism. His mother is said to have complained to senior SNB officers about the fact that her son had not been provided with a lawyer and had not been formally charged three days after his arrest. She was reportedly told that in his case, it would not be necessary to hire a lawyer. His lawyer is said not to have been later given access to his client. His mother was told by SNB officers that Vassiev Jamshid Jabborovich would be released shortly as there was no evidence against him. It is reported that, until August 1999, he was held at the SNB Bukhara headquarters where his mother was able to see him, under the supervision of an investigator, two months after his arrest. According to the information received, he was covered with bruises and looked very pale. According to the information received, he had been beaten, in particular on the neck with clubs, and strangled with a wire, with a view to making him sign a confession which he refused to do. It is also believed that cold water was poured on him for 45 consecutive days. He was reportedly formally charged by the Tashkent City Procurator with articles 159 and 244 of the Criminal Code and the case is said to have been transferred to Tashkent jurisdiction. In August, it is said that he was transferred to Tashturma. On 24 September 1999, his family was reportedly informed that the trial had started the previous day. During the trial at the Bostanlyk District Court in the city of Gazalkent, Tashkent Province, it is alleged that his lawyer was treated so badly by the judge that he could not defend his client properly. During the trial, the three other co-defendants are said to have claimed that their confessions had been extracted under torture, to no avail. On 30 September, Vassiev Jamshid Jabborovich was reportedly sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment. The sentence is also said to have included the confiscation of his property. According to the information received, no evidence against him was mentioned in the verdict. The three other co-defendants were sentenced to 10, 12 and 13 years of imprisonment. From November 1999 to April 2000, Vassiev Jamshid Jabborovich was reportedly held in Karshi colony. Appeals were lodged with the Procurator General’s Office and the Supreme Court. The former is said to have responded that he had been convicted in accordance with the law and that his guilt had been proven during the investigation. According to the information received, an independent expert nominated by the Ombudsman concluded that he was not guilty of the charges brought against him. In April 2000, he was said to have been transferred to Jaslyk colony, but his family was reportedly informed of this transfer only in May. His mother, a medical doctor, is said to have seen him at Jaslyk colony in June. He reportedly had a large bruise on his shoulders, apparently due to beatings with an iron bar. It is also reported that he