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Para
63.
Country
Date
26/01/07
Type
AL
Mandate
TOR
Allegations transmitted
security intelligence office in Madinet Nasr, Cairo,
where they were blindfolded and handcuffed,
beaten and given electric shocks to sensitive parts
of their bodies. They also were subjected to sleep
deprivation and forced to watch others being
tortured. Subsequently they were transferred to
Al-Khalifa detention centre. Presently the Egyptian
authorities are planning to return the four men to
Tunisia. Concern is expressed that they might
face torture or ill-treatment, if they are returned to
Tunisia
'Imad al-Kabir (also known as 'Imad Mohamed Ali
Mohamed), a 21-year-old minibus driver. On 18
January 2006, he was detained and taken to
Bulaq al-Dakrur Police Station, where several
police officers slapped him and kicked him with a
stick on his hands and legs. On 19 January 2006,
the public prosecutor ordered his release on bail,
but instead he was taken back to the same police
station. In the early morning of 20 January 2006,
several police officers beat him, tied him by his
wrists and ankles, and raped him with a stick. One
of the officers made a video of the rape, which
was later circulated and put on the Internet. On 9
January 2007, Mr. Al-Kabir was sentenced to
three months in prison by a criminal court in Giza.
He is now in a prison in Giza.
Government response
By letter dated, 27/02/07, the Government
informed that the Department of Public
Prosecutions was informed that someone had
downloaded from the Internet a section of a video
showing acts of torture by the police. The
Department of Public Prosecutions investigated
the matter. It found that after Mr. Imad
Mohammed Ali, a suspect in a case, had been
released on 19 January 2006, he had continued to
be held in detention by the investigation unit at
Bulaq Police Station up until the evening of 21
January 2006. During that time, his hands and
feet were bound, his undergarments were
removed and he was left naked. A police officer
beat him, sexually assaulted him and attempted to
insert a stick into his anus. A police sergeant
kicked him all over his body and filmed the
assault, using a mobile telephone. On 27
December 2006, the Department of Public
Prosecutions issued a warrant for the committal
for trial before the criminal court of both the police
officer and the police sergeant, pursuant to
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