A/HRC/7/3/Add.1 page 147 Para 122. Country Date 15/05/07 Type JAL Mandate SUMX; TOR Allegations transmitted a warrant, and taken to the Naryn department of internal affairs where he was detained. The following day, Mr. Akunov was found dead in his cell. The official explanation given was that he committed suicide by hanging himself with his shirt. On 16 April 2007, the preliminary results of a postmortem examination conducted at Naryn Hospital revealed that he died of asphyxiation. However, there were wounds and clear signs of beatings on his body. Mr. Akunov was arrested for his alleged involvement in persuading heads of local authorities to join the opposition. Akylbek Sakeev, aged 48, from Naryn. On 22 November 2006 at 7.15 p.m., he was arrested at home by two officers from the city department of Naryn police on suspicion of having stolen a calf. He was taken to the city department of internal affairs of Naryn, where he was heavily beaten on his head, torso and legs with hands and objects by five officers, including two majors, a captain, and a senior lieutenant. Three hours later an ambulance was called to the police station. On 23 November 2007, he died in hospital without regaining conciousness. The autopsy showed that five ribs were broken, as well as both legs below the knees, that his skull was fractured (with a piece of a skull bone damaging the brain) and that his internal organs were damaged. He also had bruises all over his body. The police stated that, when they found Mr. Sakeev on the street, he was already in a coma. In late November or early December 2006, the police unofficially offered US$ 6000 to the victim’s family, which they Government response