E/CN.4/2003/68/Add.2 page 45 officer reportedly replied that he did not know him, and was released by the court. Khodir Sobirov’s allegations were ignored and he was reportedly sentenced to 13 years in prison for religious extremism, pursuant to articles 159, 244 and 217. At the time of writing, he was said to be detained at Karshi colony 64/61 under general regime. The nutrition is said to be insufficient and of bad quality and Khodir Sobirov has reportedly lost a lot of weight, leading to underweight and weakness. In 2001, he was reportedly made to sweep the floor only dressed in his underpants. In November 2002, he was reportedly covered in bruises and sores as a result of ill-treatment subjected at Karshi colony. He is furthermore said to be suffering from pains in his calf muscles for which he is reportedly being denied medication. His family has reportedly been barred from handing medication over to him. Kasanboi Khambarov, born in 1968, was reportedly arrested in May 2000 in Andijan by SNB officers and was allegedly told that he would be released after a couple of hours. Following the arrest, it is reported that some 10 other SNB officers searched his house. He was reportedly detained in the Andijan SNB headquarters for approximately two months. It is alleged that no material evidence was found, and that he was forced to sign a confession under threats of torture. According to the information received, he was brought to trial in July 2000, and on 9 August 2000 the Andijan Regional Court sentenced him to eight years’ imprisonment. According to the information received, the verdict stated that he was guilty under article 156 (2) “and other articles” of the Criminal Code. Kasanboi Khambarov is reported to have served the first six months of his term in the Andijan prison and was then transferred to Tashturma, and subsequently to the Kazan 64/51 colony, in Karshi region. His family was reportedly not informed officially about either transfer. In late 2001, he was reportedly transferred to the Zangiata infirmary in Tashkent, as his health had been seriously deteriorating. On 20 April 2002, he is said to have died. On 22 April 2002, a forensic examination was carried out which determined that the cause of death was tuberculosis. According to the information received, when his body was returned to his family for burial, the corpse revealed a number of bruises and signs of possible beatings, and part of the skull was missing. Timerivich Yarach Dauronov was reportedly arrested on 26 June 2000 outside a bar on the street in Samarkand on suspicion of having murdered a person with whom he had been seen having a drink. He was reportedly taken to the IVS of the main police station in Samarkand where he was interrogated two or three times a day over 15 days in the presence of a State-appointed lawyer. He is said to have signed a document in which he denied the accusations of murder. It is reported that he was then transferred to Kattakurgan SIZO. Later, he was reportedly taken back to the IVS in Samarkand where he was forced to sign a confession. It is alleged that he was beaten with a club and asphyxiated with a gas mask. According to the information received, the lawyer was not present during all interrogation sessions. During the whole pre-trial investigation period, his relatives were allegedly denied access to him. A judge is said to have asked for further investigations because of the lack of evidence presented by the investigators when the criminal file was presented to the magistrate. In particular, it is believed that the knife which had been used to commit the murder was absent from the evidence. The procurator is believed to have tried to prevent the re-opening of investigations. Timerivich Yarach Dauronov is then said to have spent two months in Katakurgan prison without being further interrogated. He was eventually sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. During his trial, he allegedly complained about the treatment he had been subjected to, to no avail.