CAT/C/34/D/233/2003**
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ANNEX
Decision of the Committee Against Torture under article 22 of the
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Thirty- fourth session
Concerning
Communication No. 233/2003 1
Submitted by:
Mr. Ahmed Hussein Mustafa Kamil
Agiza (represented by counsel, Mr. Bo
Johansson, of the Swedish Refugee
Advice Centre)
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Sweden
Date of complaint:
25 June 2003
The Committee against Torture, established under Article 17 of the Convention
against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Meeting on 20 May 2005,
Having considered complaint No. 233/2003, submitted to the Committee against
Torture by Mr. Ahmed Hussein Mustafa Kamil Agiza, under article 22 of the Convention
against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Having taken into account all information made available to it by the complainant
and the State party,
Adopts the following decision:
Decision of the Committee under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention
1.1
The complainant is Ahmed Hussein Mustafa Kamil Agiza, an Egyptian national born
on 8 November 1962, detained in Egypt at the time of submission of the complaint. He claims
that his removal by Sweden to Egypt on 18 December 2001 violated article 3 of the
Convention. He is represented by counsel, who provides as authority to act a letter of
authority issued by the complainant’s father. The complainant himself, detained, is allegedly
not allowed to sign any documents for external purposes without special permission from the
Egyptian State prosecutor, and according to counsel such a permit cannot be expected.
1
The text of a separate opinion, dissenting in part, by Committee member Mr. Alexander Yakovlev is appended
to the present document.