CAT/C/30/D/201/2002 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 Complaint No. 201/2002 Submitted by: M. V. (represented by counsel) Alleged victim: M. V. State party: Netherlands Date of complaint: 31 January 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 2 May 2003, Having concluded its consideration of complaint No. 201/2002, submitted to the Committee against Torture by Mr. M. V. 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 author of the complaint, his counsel and the State party, Adopts the following: Decision under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention 1.1 The complainant is Mr. M. V., a Turkish national of Kurdish ethnic origin, born on 1 January 1963, currently present in the Netherlands and awaiting deportation to Turkey. He claims that his forcible return to Turkey would constitute a violation by the Netherlands 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 31 January 2002, the Committee forwarded the complaint to the State party for comments and requested, under Rule 108 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, not to expel the complainant to Turkey while his complaint was under consideration by the Committee. The State party acceded to this request.

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