A/HRC/19/58 Number of cases on which the Government has replied Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A N/A N/A Government response N/A Yes (2009) Government response Yes Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit N/A Invitation extended N/A N/A Urgent appeal General allegation Communication from the Working Group 343. According to the Working Group’s usual practice, the Government of Italy received a copy of the general allegation that was transmitted to the Government of Morocco on 13 January 2011, after the Working Group’s ninety-second session (see paragrahs 442-446). 344. It was reported that, in the context of the application of law 03-03 in the fight against terrorism, in force since 5 June 2003, there have been several cases of people arrested and held in secret detention for several days and, on some occasions, months. It was further reported that some of the individuals were arrested by Italian police officers while they were residing in Italy. In particular, it was reported that Mr. Ahmed Arrahmouni, born in 1988, and Mr. Mohamed Hilal, both university students usually residing in Parma, Italy, were allegedly arrested by the Italian police on 19 April 2010, and turned over to the Moroccan authorities the same day. On 27 January 2011, the Government acknowledged receipt of this communication. General allegations Reply from the Government 345. On 28 September 2011, the Government of Italy replied to a general allegation transmitted on 15 May 2009, concerning its alleged involvement in a practice of renditions and secret detention (A/HRC/13/31, par. 310-4), of which a reminder was sent on 26 August 2011. 346. It reported that in connection to the case of Mr. Nasr Osama Mustafa Hassan, it replied on several occasions, including during the discussion before the Committee against Torture in May 2007 and following the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention mission’s report to Italy in January 2009. The Government stated that it also replied on related issues, including on the role of the Italian Intelligence and Military Security Service (SISMI), in December 2007, on the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, in October 2008, and on secret detention and extraordinary rendition, in July 2009. 347. The Government reported that at the conclusion of the judicial investigation (Inquiry No. 10838/05.21) on 5 December 2006, the State’s Public Prosecutor Office in Milan requested the referral for trial of approximately 26 people serving at the time of the event at SISMI. The request was later confirmed by the Milan Tribunal on 16 February 2007. 348. The Government indicated that during the proceedings, Mr. L.P., a marshal of the Carabinieri Corps based in Milan, admitted his involvement in the abduction of Mr. Nasr Osama Mustafa Hassan. He was sentenced to a one-year-nine-months-and-ten-days detention penalty pursuant to article 444 of the penal code on 16 February 2007. The 76

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