E/CN.4/1995/34 page 45 diligent care for the social, health and cultural welfare of prisoners and respect for their rights. Contrary to allegations, Central Security camps were not used as detention centres. 227. In the case of Saber Hamza Mubarak, who was allegedly tortured at SSI offices in Alexandria, the Al-Labban police station and CSF Qena camp, the Government replied that a forensic examination had determined that his injuries had occurred at a time prior to that at which he claimed to have been subjected to torture. 228. With respect to El-Shazli Ebeid El-Saghir or Shazli El-Saghir Ebeid Ale, who was allegedly tortured at a CSF camp at Hurghada in September 1991, an examination by the Department of Forensic Medicine had found no trace of injury and it could not be ascertained whether he had been tortured. 229. As to Mahmoud Geheimi al-Saadawi, who allegedly died following six days of torture at SSI headquarters, a forensic examination had revealed that the cause of death could have resulted from an acute latent pathological condition not revealed by the autopsy and a subsequent discussion with the medical examiner confirmed that a heart attack was the cause of this pathological condition. 230. Kassab Muhammad Abbas Gad was allegedly subjected to torture and ill-treatment upon his arrest in May 1988 and at Abuza’abal and Tora prisons. According to the Government, the prison administration asserted that he had resorted to the submission of torture complaints in the belief that they might lead to his release. 231. With respect to Khalid Muhammad Ahmad Kumar, who was allegedly tortured at SSI at headquarters in October 1991, the Deputy Public Prosecutor had met with him, he denied being tortured and no injuries were found on his body. 232. Muhammad Bakri al-Shaikh was allegedly tortured in 1990 at the CSF camp in Abnoub. The Government stated that he had presented himself to the DPP as a witness for the prosecution in a case, but had never himself been arrested. 233. Osama Bahi ed-Din Mahmoud al Qadhi was allegedly tortured in 1991 at the CSF camp in Abnoub. According to the Government no record had been found of any complaint concerning his subjection to torture, no injuries were observed on his body when he appeared before the examining magistrate, and the DPP at Abu Tig received no subsequent complaints of his having been assaulted. 234. In the case of Muhammad Said Muhammad Abdu, who was allegedly tortured following his arrest in Alexandria in August 1992, no record was found of any security measure taken against him. 235. Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali was allegedly subjected to torture at the Agonza police station in Cairo, including by a mixture of water and faeces injected into his leg. According to the Government, he had injected himself in the foot with a syringe of dirty water while being questioned by the DPP on 14 February 1993 in connection with a criminal case.