Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply SAU 8/2009 23/11/2009 Saudi JUA Arabia Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Alleged imminent execution. According to information received, Mr Ali Agirdas, aged 29, of 19/10/2011 Turkish nationality, was arrested in Riyadh for drug smuggling on 24 February 2007. He was reportedly convicted and sentenced to death on 18 June 2008 by a General Court in Riyadh. The sentence was reportedly upheld on appeal, and would be considered by the Supreme Judicial Council. Reportedly, Mr Agirdas speaks limited Arabic, and was not provided with an interpreter during interrogations. During his trial, Mr Agirdas was allegedly informed by the presiding judge that he had signed a confession in Arabic which stated that at the time of arrest, he knew that he was carrying drugs. He was reportedly convicted on the basis on this confession. TJK 1/2010 18/03/2010 Tajikistan JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Alleged disappearance/arbitrary detention of human rights defender. According to the 28/09/2011 information received, Mr. Nematillo Botakuziev disappeared in Dushanbe on 26 February 2010. Mr. Botakuziev is a Kyrgyz citizen and representative of the of the Nookat branch of the Kyrgyz NGO “Justice-Truth”. Mr. Botakuziev reportedly arrived in Tajikistan in mid-February 2010 and sought asylum. He was registered with the local office of the UNHCR as an asylum seeker and was last seen in the UNHCR offices in the afternoon of 26 February 2010. On 13 March 2010, the Director of the NGO “Justice-Truth” was reportedly informed that Mr. Bokatuziev was being held in a detention facility in Dushanbe. Mr. Botakuziev had allegedly suffered repeated beatings while in detention and his state of health had further weakened due to a recent heart attack. On 17 March, Mr. Bukatuziev‟s lawyer attempted to get access to him but was reportedly refused to see his client. AUS 2/2010 01/07/2010 Australia AL Health; Alleged detention of mentally ill person. According to the information received, Mr. Mehmet 25/11/2011 Ince, citizen of Turkey, had been detained at Maribyrnong Detention Centre (MIDC), Melbourne, for 15 months. Mr. Ince reportedly has a well documented history of mental illness. Since his detention at MIDC, his doctors have allegedly increased the doses of his medication, allegedly due to the accumulated effects of detention, coupled with the long-term effects of incarceration. Mr. Ince has allegedly experienced insomnia and anorexia since his medication regime was changed. Allegedly, the visiting psychiatrist at the MIDC recommended a referral to the Toowong mental hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, but the hospital refused to admit Mr. Ince as an inpatient because of Department of Immigration and Citizenship security requirements. The department allegedly did not consider or suggest any alternative options for the treatment, nor had they considered the possibility of less restrictive detention options in order to minimize any ongoing psychological trauma. A/HRC/19/44 152 Date Type