A/HRC/13/42* page 181 Additional Information His family appear to have been told that he was in the custody of Pakistani authorities shortly after his initial detention, but his family were not informed of his location of detention until he was in Bagram airbase, in approximately July 2004. * Information contained is from an interview with interviewee and other credible sources. Case 19 - Biographic details Name Mr. Abu Omar* ** Nationality/country of origin British / Born in Lebanon Gender Male Detention Date of initial detention Mid-March 2009 Location of the detention A friend’s house located in Nairobi, Kenya Grounds of initial detention Not formally charged, never brought before a judge. However, during interrogations, he was accused of being an Al-Qaida member and of being in Kenya to commit a terrorist attack. The authority(ies) involved in the arrest/detention Kenyan anti-terrorism and other law enforcement officials. Total period of detention Approximately 4 days Duration of secret detention Almost the entire period of detention (his sister was only informed by UK Consulate officials just before he was transferred to London) Site(s) of detention, including sites of possible transit 1. Two police stations in Nairobi, Kenya (two days, one day in each) 2. Military barrack located in Nairobi outskirts, Kenya (only the second night) 3. House allegedly belonging to the Intelligence Service of Kenya (one day) 4. Police station in Nairobi, Kenya (one day) Conditions and treatment during secret detention - Two police stations located in Nairobi, Kenya: In the first police station, he was placed in a very small cell with no lights or pillows and he was not allowed to use the toilet. Abu Omar was told that a woman from the Consulate asked for him at this place but she did not have direct contact with him. During these two days, he was interrogated by several people about his trip to Kenya, his life in the UK and his links with Al-Qaida. Furthermore, he was accused of planning to bomb an Israeli supermarket in Kenya. He was denied the presence of a lawyer or officers from the UK Consulate and he was told that in the ‘war on terror’, terrorists have no rights. Moreover, he was given no food. - Military barrack located in Nairobi outskirts: Placed for one night in a cell described as a cave, very dark, dusty and dirty. - House allegedly belonging to the Intelligence Service of Kenya: He was interrogated from morning to night. During the interrogations, he was threatened. At this place, he was given food that he could not eat because it was mixed with cigarette ashes. At night, after the interrogation, he was taken handcuffed in a car to the forest. After 3 hours drive, he was taken out of the car into the forest and the officers made noises with their guns. However, he was