ANNEX DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE UNDER ARTICLE 22 OF THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT Twenty-eighth session concerning Complaint No. 164/2000 Submitted by: Mr. L.M.T.D. Alleged victim: Mr. L.M.T.D. State party: Sweden Date of complaint: 22 March 2000 Date of present decision: 15 May 2002 The Committee against Torture, established under article 17 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Meeting on 15 May 2002, Having concluded its consideration of complaint No. 164/2000, submitted to the Committee against Torture 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 under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention. 1.1 The complainant is L.M.T.D., a Venezuelan citizen currently residing in Sweden. She claims that her return to Venezuela following Sweden’s refusal to grant her political asylum would constitute a violation of article 3 of the Convention. She is represented by counsel. The facts as submitted by the complainant: 2.1 The complainant worked as a procurator for juveniles in the office of the Attorney-General of the Republic of Venezuela from 1988 to 1997. One of her 2

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