CAT/C/52/D/497/2012
Annex
Decision of the Committee against Torture under article 22
of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
(fifty-second session)
concerning
Communication No. 497/2012
Submitted by:
Rasim Bairamov (represented by counsel)
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Kazakhstan
Date of complaint:
6 May 2011 (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 14 May 2014,
Having concluded its consideration of complaint No. 497/2012, submitted to the
Committee against Torture by Mr. Rasim Bairamov 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,
his counsel and the State party,
Adopts the following:
Decision under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention
against Torture
1.
The complainant is Mr. Rasim Bairamov, a Kazakh national born on 10 July 1982.
He claims to be a victim of a violation by Kazakhstan1 of his rights under articles 1 and 2,
paragraph 1; 12; 13; 14; 15 and 16, of the Convention against Torture. He is represented by
counsel.2
The facts as submitted the complainant
2.1
On 17 July 2008, at around 9 a.m., two persons in civilian clothes apprehended the
complainant and dragged him into a car. The complainant tried to resist, but stopped when
he saw a gun on the belt of one of his assailants. He was brought to the Criminal
Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Rudny City (CDIA), where he was
informed that witnesses had testified that he, together with one B., had robbed a store on
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Kazakhstan made the declaration under article 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on 21 February 2008.
A power of attorney, dated 10 February 2011 and signed by the complainant, is attached to the
complaint.