CAT/C/54/D/542/2013 Annex Decision of the Committee against Torture under article 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (fifty-fourth session) concerning Communication No. 542/2013*, ** Submitted by: X (represented by counsel, Irina Sokolova) Alleged victim: The complainant State party: Russian Federation Date of complaint: 4 February 2013 (initial submission) The Committee against Torture, established under article 17 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Meeting on 8 May 2015, Having concluded its consideration of complaint No. 542/2013, submitted to it by X under article 22 of the Convention, Having taken into account all information made available to it by the complainant, his counsel and the State party, Adopts the following: Decision under article 22 (7) of the Convention 1.1 The complainant is X, a citizen of Uzbekistan born in 1977 who at the time of the initial submission was detained in the Russian Federation, awaiting extradition to Uzbekistan. He claimed that his extradition to Uzbekistan would constitute a violation by the Russian Federation of article 3 of the Convention. He is represented by counsel, Irina Sokolova. 1.2 Under rule 114 of its rules of procedure, the Special Rapporteur on new communications and interim measures, acting on behalf of the Committee, requested the State party, on 8 April 2013, not to extradite the complainant to Uzbekistan while his communication was under consideration by the Committee. Nevertheless, the complainant was extradited on 14 July 2013. * The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the present communication: Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Abdoulaye Gaye, Jens Modvig, Sapana Pradhan-Malla, George Tugushi, Kening Zhang. ** The text of an individual (dissenting) opinion of Committee member Alessio Bruni is appended to the present decision. 2