Consultations with State party See note below on the consultations with the Tunisian Ambassador on 25 November 2005 Case Thabti, Abdelli, Ltaief, 187/2001, 188/2001 and 189/2001 Nationality and country of removal if applicable Tunisian Views adopted on 20 November 2003 Issues and violations found Failure to investigate - articles 12 and 13 Interim measures granted and State party response None Remedy recommended To conduct an investigation into the complainants’ allegations of torture and ill-treatment, and to inform it, within 90 days from the date of the transmittal of this decision, of the steps it has taken in response to the views expressed above Due date for State party response 23 February 2004 Date of reply 16 March 2004 and 26 April 2006 State party response Ongoing See first follow-up report (CAT/C/32/FU/1). On 16 March 2004, the State party challenged the Committee’s decision. During the thirty-third session the Committee considered that the Special Rapporteur should arrange to meet with a representative of the State party. This meeting was arranged, a summary of which is set out below. On 26 April 2006, the State party sent a further response. It referred to one of the authors’ (189/2001) requests of 31 May 2005, to “withdraw” his complaint, which it submits calls into question the real motives of the authors of all three complaints (187/2001, 188/2001 and 189/2001). It reiterates its previous arguments and submits that the withdrawal of the complaint corroborates its arguments that the complaint is an abuse of process, that the authors failed to exhaust domestic remedies, and that the motives of the NGO representing the authors are not bona fide. 118