A/HRC/13/42* page 167 occasion, he was forced to strip naked, photographed, and blood and urine samples were taken from him. He subsequently began a hunger strike; an American director demanded that he end the strike and said that although they knew he was innocent, the detainee could not be released without higher authorization. He was visited by some Afghani persons urging him to end the strike. He was refused medical treatment, and after 37 days of the hunger strike, he was forcibly fed through a tube in his nose, causing him to fall extremely ill. He was spoken to by a German BKA officer and the American prison director assuring him he would be released. Transfer out of Afghanistan: he was handcuffed, shackled and blindfolded and placed into a jeep and driven to a place where his suitcase was returned to him and he was given two t-shirts. He was then blindfolded again, had earplugs and headphones placed on him and driven to an airplane. He was chained to the seat of the plane during the flight. Release in Albania: he was driven through some mountains and roads in an unknown location, and when he was released, his blindfold and handcuffs were removed, he was given his belongings including passport and instructed to walk down a path without turning back. He subsequently encountered three armed men and discovered he was in Albania. He was put on a flight to Germany. Judicial proceedings He was never formally charged or brought before any judicial proceedings. Date of release 28 May 2004. No reparations or any redress upon release. Additional Information When he returned to Germany, he discovered that his family had returned to Lebanon, believing that he had abandoned them. He suffers severe emotional and psychological distress following his detention experience. He experiences pronounced difficultly concentrating, sleep disruption and irritability. * Information contained is from an interview with the interviewee’s legal representatives Mr. Steven Watt and Mr. Manfred Gnjidic and other credible sources. Case 10 - Biographic details Name Mr. Mohamed Ezzoueck* Nationality/country of origin British / UK Gender Male Detention Date of initial detention 20 January 2007 Location of the detention Kiunga village, Kenya, near the border with Somalia. Grounds of initial detention Not formally charged, never brought before a judge. Grounds of arrest: the Kenyan soldiers who arrested him told him they knew that he and the group of people with him were Al-Qaida members as they had seen them on TV. Moreover, during interrogations, he was accused of having links with terrorists. The authority(ies) involved in the arrest/detention In Kenya: Kenyan military, intelligence, anti-terrorism, and other law enforcement officers; UK Security Services officers (MI5); FBI officers. Transfer to Somalia: Kenyan intelligence officers.