A/HRC/7/3/Add.1 page 141 Para Country Date Type Mandate 115. Italy 17/10/07 AL TOR 116. Jordan 13/06/07 JUA IJL; TOR Allegations transmitted Government response Interior, possibly in the Al-Qanat area. There is a release order for at least some of the detainees issued by a competent judge about a month ago. It is not clear whether the release order covers all of the detainees or just some of them, but no detainee has as of yet been released. Some of the detainees’ families are still unable to visit their relatives. The family members were told that they could make their visits only after the court proceedings. Nassim Saadi, a Tunisian resident of Italy. He was acquitted of terrorism charges in Italy in May 2005. In August 2006, the Italian Minister of Interior ordered his deportation under the socalled “fast track procedure”, which can be used for terrorism suspects and denies them the right to remain in Italy while their appeal against deportation is considered. Mr. Saadi appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, claiming that he will be at risk of torture if returned to Tunisia. In July 2007 the Government argued before the Court that promises to treat Mr. Saadi humanely made by the Government of Tunisia reduced the risk that he might be subjected to illtreatment. Issam Mahamed Tahar al-Barquaoui al-Uteibi, a 49-year-old writer and theologian, detained at an unofficial place of detention. He was arrested on 5 July 2005 following an interview with AlJazeera, in which he criticised the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The Vice Prime Minister indicated in a public statement that he was charged with “contacts with foreign entities considered By letter dated 26/07/07, the Government informed that Mr. Al-Baraqaoui is neither a writer nor a theologian as he has not acquired any academic or intellectual qualifications in these areas. Conversely, he is well known for his radical ideas and extreme statements which constituted a platform that has been widely used by many radical groups around the globe propagating

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