9. The Committee urges the State party to conduct a proper investigation into the facts alleged by the complainant and, in accordance with rule 112, paragraph 5, of its rules of procedure, to inform it, within 90 days from the date of the transmittal of this decision, of the steps taken in response to the Views expressed above. Notes a He refers to international jurisprudence to support this claim. b In this context, the complainant provides reports from various national and international non-governmental organizations and the concluding observations of CAT of 1998. See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 44 (A/54/44), paras. 35-52. c To support his argument that the treatment he received was torture and/or cruel, inhuman and/or degrading treatment or punishment, he refers to the United Nations Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, the United Nations Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, the United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, the Council of Europe Declaration on the Police and the European Court of Human Rights. d The complainant refers to communication No. 59/1996, Encarnacio Blanco Abad v. Spain, Views adopted on 14 May 1998. e No further information is provided on this conviction. f It does not state for how long the complainant has been in the Czech Republic. g In this regard, he refers to decisions of the Human Rights Committee, in particular communication No. 88/1981, Gustavo Raul Larrosa Bequio v. Uruguay, Views adopted on 29 March 1983, para. 10.1. 117

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