CAT UNITED NATIONS Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr. RESTRICTED* CAT/C/41/D/257/2004 21 November 2008 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Forty-first session (3 - 21 November 2008) DECISION Communication No. 257/2004 Submitted by: Mr. Kostadin Nikolov Keremedchiev (not represented by counsel) Alleged victim: The complainant State party: Bulgaria Date of complaint: 28 September 2004 (initial submission) Date of the present decision: 11 November 2008 Subject matter: Torture/Ill-treatment during arrest Substantive issues: Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, failure to investigate Articles of the Convention: 1, paragraph 1; 10; 11; 12; and 16. [ANNEX] * Made public by decision of the Committee against Torture. GE.08-45413

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