E/CN.4/1995/34 page 38 188. Hazim Mohammad Nour al-Din Hafiz Wahdan was reportedly arrested on 18 February 1993 and tortured for two hours each day for five days. He was allegedly subjected to electric shocks on various parts of his body, including to his penis and rectum. The Government replied that he had been acquitted of charges against him by the court and that the DPP referred him for two medical examinations. The first examination revealed a number of contusions having occurred at a time consistent with that of the alleged incident, but these could not have been caused by electric shocks as the defendant alleged. It was impossible to determine the date of other abrasion injuries. The second report indicated that the injuries mentioned in the first report had disappeared, making it impossible to determine their cause and rendering the complainant’s allegations unsupported. 189. Muhsin ’Ali Mursi Shahhata was arrested on 28 January 1993 and allegedly tortured by means of electric shocks applied to various parts of his body. The Government replied that he was sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour in Military Felony Case 18/1993 and that, according to the medical reports, lesions on his forearms had been caused by friction with one or more blunt rough-surfaced objects and could not have been caused by electric shocks. A lesion behind his right ear was a pathological condition. 190. Mohamed Ali Mohamed El-Sayed Hegazi was allegedly tortured from 8 February 1993 through 25 February 1993, with beatings to the head with a hard instrument and whippings on the feet and legs with a lash-like instrument. He was said to have sustained injuries and scars to his head, legs and shoulders (forensic report 807/1993). The Government replied that the Department of Forensic Medicine report stated that his contusions could have been caused in the manner alleged by the defendant. The court in Military Felony Case 24/1993 studied the contents of the medical report and acquitted the defendant on the ground of lack of admissible evidence against him. 191. Ihab Abdel-Maqsoud was allegedly assaulted in prison on his left arm with a leather instrument, subjected to electric shocks causing injury to his neck, had tear gas canisters hurled at him and was beaten with canes (forensic report 220/1993). The Government replied that the medical report indicated that the abrasion observed on his forearm had been caused by the frictional impact of some type of hard, blunt object that might have been a leather belt as alleged in the defendant’s statement and might have occurred on the date alleged. The court in Military Felony Case 24/1993 studied the report and decided to sentence him to a term of three years’ imprisonment. 192. Islam Ragab abdel-Hadi was allegedly tortured by means of suspension by the hands (forensic report 220/1993). The Government replied that he was acquitted by the court in Military Felony Case 24/1993, which included in its substantiating grounds the suspicion that he might have been subjected to duress or pressure. The DPP was investigating the allegations. 193. Youssef Sadiq Youssef was allegedly tortured by an officer of the SSI on 21 January 1993 by means of blindfolding and beatings with a whip or lash (forensic report 122/1993). The Government replied that he had been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour in Military Felony Case 23/1993 and that the medical report indicated that a superficial examination of his body