E/CN.4/1992/17 page 46 without charge or trial. Muhammad Mut'ab had reportedly not been visited by a lawyer since his arrest. It was alleged that, while in GID custody, he was beaten and suffered injuries to his neck. Urgent appeals and Government replies 137. On 4 February 1991 the Government of Kenya provided the Special Rapporteur with further information on the case of Mr. Koigi Wa Wamwere and several co-accused persons, regarding whom the Special Rapporteur sent urgent appeals on 16 and 23 October 1990 and received a first reply from the Government dated 28 October 1990 (E/CN.4/1991/17, paras. 100-102). According to subsequent information provided by the Government, the Attorney-General was investigating allegations by Koigi Wa Wamwere and his six ço-accused facing a treason charge that they had been harassed and exposed to inhuman and degrading conditions by prison authorities. Defence lawyers and the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. Etgang, confirmed in a Nairobi court that they had agreed to settle the matter administratively. 138. On 12 March 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal to the Government of Kenya transmitting information concerning Gitobu Imanyara, aged 37, a lawyer and editor of the Nairobi Law Monthly Journal, who was arrested by police on 1 March 1991, and taken away to an unknown destination. On 5 March 1991 he was charged with sedition and inciting tribal hatred. According to the source, Mr. Imanyara was believed to be held at the Nairobi province headquarters of the Department for State Security Intelligence (DSSI), known as Ngayo House. In the light of allegations that political prisoners had been tortured there in recent years, fears were expressed that Mr. Imanyara might be at risk of being tortured. 139. On 18 March 1991 the Government informed the Special Rapporteur that Mr. Gitobu Imanyara had indeed been arrested and charged with sedition and inciting tribal hatred. It added that Mr. Imanyara's attorneys had not complained of torture and that he had made several appearances in court when applying for bail and there were no signs of torture. It was affirmed that his right to physical and mental integrity was being maintained. His wife and close family and the attorneys were visiting him quite often; the allegations of torture or fear that it could happen were therefore unfounded. Kuwait Urgent appeals 140. On 1 August 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal to the Government of Kuwait concerning Doctor Nazmi Salim Khurshid, aged 46, a Palestinian holding Lebanese travel documents. Dr. Khurshid was arrested on 10 March 1991 at his place of work at Al-Ardiyyah hospital, together with several other Palestinian doctors. He was first held at Al-Ardiyyah police station for three days and then, on or about 13 March, transferred to the State Security Prison. Dr. Khurshid1s condition was reported to be extremely serious, allegedly as a result of severe beatings by Kuwaiti security forces following his arrest: he was said to be in a coma, nearing death, and to