CAT/C/30/D/216/2002 page 2 Annex DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE UNDER ARTICLE 22 OF THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT Thirtieth session concerning Communication No. 216/2002 Submitted by: H.I.A. (represented by counsel) Alleged victim: H.I.A. State party: Sweden Date of complaint: 2 August 2002 (initial submission) The Committee against Torture, established under article 17 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Meeting on 2 May 2003, Adopts the following: Decision on admissibility 1.1 The complainant is Mr. H.I.A, a Jordanian national, born on 14 December 1952, currently residing in Sweden and awaiting deportation to Jordan. He claims that his forcible return to Jordan would constitute a violation by Sweden of article 3 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. He is represented by counsel. 1.2 On 29 August 2002, the Committee forwarded the complaint to the State party for comments. Facts 2.1 The complainant was born and raised in Nablus (West Bank), where he lived until 1971. That year the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)1 imprisoned him for being an Israeli spy and traitor for a total of nine months in two locations in Lebanon, before being freed by an (unspecified) Court 36. He alleges that he was tortured and beaten during his detention. After travelling to Syria, he was again imprisoned by the PLO for the same reasons (apparently in Syria), and released by an (unspecified) Court 34.

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