E/CN.4/1995/34 page 41 206. Shafia Mohammed Ali appeared before the DPP on 3 April 1993, during which a visual examination revealed abrasions and bruises on his legs and knees. He allegedly had been subjected to torture by the SSI on 31 March 1993, including blows to the face and being suspended upside down while receiving electric shocks to the thighs. The Government replied that his real name was Shafi’i Magd Ali Magd and that he had been convicted of some and acquitted of other charges in Military Felony Case 13/1993. The judgement made no mention of any allegation by the accused that he had been assaulted. 207. Ahmed El-Sayed Moustafa appeared before the DPP on 26 January 1993, during which the DPP was said to have recorded the presence of bruises on his chest and back. He allegedly had been assaulted and tortured. The Government replied that he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour in Military Felony Case 23/1993 and the court made no reference to his having been subjected to assault or torture. 208. The Special Rapporteur also transmitted to the Government the cases of torture described in the following paragraphs. 209. Abd al-Harris Mohammad Madani was reportedly arrested at his law office in Cairo on 26 April 1994 and died 6 May 1994, allegedly as a result of severe torture by the SSI Giza branch. His death was said to have occurred either in police custody or in Qasr al-’Aini hospital, where he was taken by the police. The substance of the Government’s reply to this case was substantially the same as that summarized below in response to the urgent appeal of the Special Rapporteur transmitted on 5 May 1994 (see para. 222). 210. Mohammad Hussam Ahmad al-Sharif was arrested on 18 January 1993 and allegedly tortured over several weeks by means of electric shocks to various parts of his body and by suspension. He was not examined forensically until 21 March 1993, at which time no scars were recorded. The Government replied that he had been executed on 20 December 1993, pursuant to a sentence pronounced by the court in Military Felony Case 18/1993. The medical report issued on 8 February indicated that a vascular condition in his eye was a pathological condition and the medical report of 27 April 1993 revealed no injuries. 211. ’Ali Hashem Mohammad ’Amara was reportedly arrested in January 1993 and taken to SSI headquarters where he was allegedly tortured by means of electric shocks and beatings. He was not examined forensically until 30 March 1993, at which time no scars were recorded. The Government replied that he had been sentenced to hard labour for life (15 years) in Military Felony Case 18/1993. He did not submit any plea to the effect that he had been assaulted. 212. Mohamed Abu Bakr Omar, from Siwa Oasis, was allegedly tortured at Siwa police station and on 26 August 1993 was referred to Siwa’s central hospital. A medical examination reportedly revealed a cut in his scalp, a contusion on the lower lip, multiple contusions and bruises on the neck, back and shoulders and contusions on the upper part of the chest, both arms, a finger and the feet. The Government replied that the DPP had decided that there was no cause to institute proceedings in connection with the incident in view of the fact that he bore equal responsibility for his injuries.