A/HRC/7/3/Add.1 page 84 Para Country Date Type Mandate Allegations transmitted Government response articles 178, 268, paragraph (1), and 282, paragraph (2), of the Criminal Code. The men were charged with unlawful detention, sexual assault, torture, and the making and possession of indecent video images. The prosecution evidence included statements from witnesses, the victim and a voice expert, the results of a forensic examination by the Department of Public Prosecutions of the video images and places in which the assaults had taken place, and police records and logbooks proving that the victim had been released but had continued to be held. In light of the foregoing, it should be noted that torture is a serious offence under Egyptian law and is not time-barred from prosecution. It is dealt with directly by the judicial authorities, i.e. the Department of Public Prosecutions, and action is taken to deal with it regardless of whether the victim is an accused or a convicted person or a prisoner in another case. Compensation is awarded according to the outcome of the criminal proceedings. Under Egyptian law, the criminal or civil courts can order compensation in respect of a proven criminal offence. This shows Egypt’s determination, as a matter of general policy, not to tolerate or facilitate torture, to punish anyone found guilty under Egyptian law of committing torture, and to ensure that persons who commit these offences do not evade punishment. 64. 07/06/07 JAL SUMX; TOR Muhammad Suleyman Youssef Ahmed, a 40year-old primary school teacher from Shubra alKheima, and his cousin, Ashraf Sa‘id Youssef, aged 28. Mr. Ashraf Sa‘id Youssef was arrested