A/HRC/13/42* page 183 appeared on his phone and for suspected involvement with a wanted person. Judicial Proceedings Never formally charged, never brought before a judge. Date of release 27 May 2008. He was released without an apology or compensation. To date, he has not filed a complaint. Additional Information During his detention, his family endured financial hardship as he is the sole provider. As a result of the detention, his family has suffered ongoing problems - his two children who have trouble sleeping and bed-wetting. * Information contained is from an interview with the interviewee and other credible sources. ** Initials used at the request of the interviewee. Case 21 - Biographic details Name of interviewee Mr. X.W.* ** Nationality/country of origin Sudan Gender Male Detention Date of initial arrest In May 2008, in the days following the attack on Omdurman by rebels belonging to the Darfurian Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Location of initial detention Khartoum, Sudan Grounds of initial detention Believes he was arrested because suspected of ties to JEM members. The authority(ies) involved in the detention Believed to be officers of the Political Bureau of National Intelligence and Security Services, Sudan. Total period of detention Approximately 4 months Duration of secret detention Most of the period of detention Site(s) of detention, including sites of possible transit 1. Initially held at the premises of the Political Bureau of Security Services in Bahri, Khartoum. 2. Transferred to Kober prison, Khartoum, in July 2008. Conditions and treatment At the time of arrest, he was blind-folded and beaten, including being stamped on while being put into the vehicle transferring him to the detention facility. During the first five days of detention at the Political Bureau of Security Services detention facility he was interrogated and tortured by six or seven persons, while stripped naked, and handcuffed. He was threatened with “methods” to extract a confession, and beaten with stones, wooden clubs and belts to the point of fainting, and then revived and tortured again. He was placed in a small room with an air conditioning unit with a machine blowing hot steam causing