E/CN.4/1992/17 page 80 (1) Hedi Ben Alíala Bejami, arrested on 9 April 1990 in H a m . He was said to have been subjected, inter alia, to sexual assault and electric shocks and excrement was forced into his mouth. A medical certificate reportedly confirmed his allegations of torture; (m) Raouf Mthlouti, aged 11, arrested in June 1990 on charges of theft. He was reportedly beaten in the Ariana police station and a medical examination confirmed his allegations; (n) Monji Jouini, arrested on 19 December 1990. According to other prisoners released subsequently, he was beaten up and tortured and as a result was suffering from multiple injuries and his toes were broken. 235. On 30 May 1991 the Government sent the Special Rapporteur several documents on the subject of the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tunisia. One document from the Ministry of the Interior concerned a ban on torture; one document from the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research was on a number of subjects introduced into the school curricula. The documents also included the text of a decree of 7 January 1991 concerning the Higher Committee for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as well as the text of Act No. 70 of 26 November 1987 concerning the amendment to certain articles of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Nevertheless, no information was provided on the specific cases mentioned in the letter by the Special Rapporteur. 236. On 6 August 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent a letter to the Government of Tunisia transmitting information alleging further cases of torture and ill—treatment that had been brought to his attention. Some cases of death from torture in detention were also communicated. They involved prisoners who were members of the illegal Islamic organization, Hizb al-Nahda. People were reportedly tortured, in particular while they were in police custody, and they were denied any communication with their lawyers or their families. The following persons are among those who were reportedly subjected to torture or ill-treatment during the period April to June 1991: (a) Abdelaziz Ben Hamuda Mahuashi: He was arrested on 21 April 1991 and his family was only informed on 30 April 1991, when they were told of his death. According to the Ministry of Defence, he suffered a heart attack, but according to the sources from the Habib Thameur military hospital to which he was taken, he was already dead on arrival. No death certificate, autopsy report or medical document was supplied to the family stating the cause of his death; (b) Abdel Raouf Laaribi: He was arrested on 3 May 1991 and was kept in police custody in the Ministry of the Interior, until he died on 26 or 27 May 1991. His family was not allowed to visit him while he was in custody. According to the Tunisian authorities, he died as the result of a heart attack but the family received no medical certificate. The family was asked to bury his body immediately, thus avoiding any autopsy that would have determined the cause of death. According to the source, Mr. Laaribi was tortured while he was in custody and died under torture.