E/CN.4/2003/68/Add.2 page 40 Shukhrat Sotboldievich Abdullaev was reportedly serving a prison term in the Karakul Bazar colony 64/25 when, on 31 October 1999, he was reportedly transferred to the SIZO of Bukhara for investigation concerning a murder that had taken place at the Karakul Bazar colony. On 1 November 1999, he allegedly died, while in custody at the Bukhara SIZO. It is said that on 2 November 1999, his father, who intended to visit his son in Karakul Bazar, was told that his son had died of a heart failure, that he had been buried in a “guarded” cemetery, and that relatives would only be able to visit the gravesite after three months. According to the information received, more than a year later, his father received a death certificate, stating that the cause of death was heart failure, and official information as to the place where he had been buried. It is reported that he requested that an exhumation and examination of the body of his son be carried out. On 17 July 2001, he is said to have received the results of the forensic examination conducted by the Bukhara Forensic Medical and Legal Department. This document allegedly stated that the body showed over 60 signs of battering and beatings, that there were numerous cuts on the arms, that the person had been handcuffed, that there were signs of strangling, and that there where numerous contusions on the body’s chest, back and abdomen. He is reported to have then addressed the Office of the General Procurator of the Republic requesting that his son’s death be investigated, and that those responsible for his death be brought to justice. His claims were reportedly dismissed. He also addressed the Tashkent District Court, the Tashkent City Court, and the Supreme Court. Each of them is said to have replied that they had no competence to deal with the case. Shukur Sotboldievich Abdullaev, the brother of the above-named, was reportedly serving a 10-year prison term in Karakul Bazar Colony 64/25 when, on 31 October 1999, he was reportedly taken to the SIZO of Bukhara City together with his brother and several other inmates from the Kharakul Bazar Colony for investigation into the death of a prisoner detained in that prison. It is reported that he was charged with murder. The trial is said to have taken place from 24 April to 23 May 2000. The verdict was delivered on 23 June 2000, and he was sentenced to death. It is alleged that during the pre-trial investigation period, while under interrogation in Bukhara, Sukur Sotboldievich Abdullaev was severely ill-treated and beaten. In particular, he allegedly suffered injuries on the spine and skull, and his jaw was broken. During the trial sessions, he was reportedly unable to walk or stand. According to the information received, his lawyer asked the judge that his client be provided with medical assistance, but reportedly this request was turned down. On 19 July 2000, he was allegedly transferred to Tashturma. It is said that his father last received permission to visit him on 27 July 2001. Since then, subsequent requests to visit Sukur Sotboldievich Abduallaev have reportedly been denied to his relatives. Fears have been expressed that he may have been executed. His relatives are nevertheless said not to have received any death certificate. Ulugbek Eshov was reportedly serving a prison term at the Andijan Prison, when in 1999 he was transferred to the Karakul Bazar Colony to serve the final months of his term in the strict regime section of that colony. In May 1999, his mother is believed to have requested that her son be released under the presidential amnesty which had been announced that month. On 4 October 1999, he was reportedly amnestied. However, he was not allowed to leave that colony. It is alleged that, on 31 October 1999, Ulugbek Eshov was transferred to the SIZO of Bukhara City together with the two persons named above as well as other inmates for the purposes of investigation into the death of another detainee in that colony. His mother was informed that her son would be tried in April 2000. It is reported that, during the pre-trial