CAT UNITED NATIONS Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr. RESTRICTED* CAT/C/42/D/324/2007 5 May 2009 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Forty - second session (27 April - 15 May 2009) DECISION Communication No. 324/2007 Submitted by: Mr. X (represented by counsel) Alleged victim: The complainant State party: Australia Date of the complaint: 2 May 2007 (initial submission) Date of present decision: 30 April 2009 Subject matter: Deportation of complainant from Australia to Lebanon Procedural issue: Request for interim measures of protection Substantive issue: Risk of torture, inhuman treatment upon return Article of the Convention: 3 [ANNEX] * Made public by decision of the Committee against Torture. GE.09-42125

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