A/HRC/18/53
6.
To avoid errant interpretations, the committee included an official birth certificate
that belonged to the deceased.
Following the measures briefly described above, the committee unanimously reached
the following conclusions:
(a)
The cadaver arrived to Teshreen Military Hospital in Damascus late at night
on April 29th, 2011. Its forensic examination took place according to regulations. A short
time after its arrival, examination of the cadaver was conducted in a comprehensive
scientific, technical and lawful manner.
(b)
(c)
locations:
The cadaver did not carry signs of
The cause of death is severe internal bleeding due to bullets in three
1.
Perforation caused by bullet entry at the lower part of the left upper arm, reentered the chest from the left side, and exited at the middle of the sternum.
2.
Perforation caused by bullet entry at waist’s right area, exited at the lower
side of the back area.
3.
Perforation caused by bullet entry and exit in the right upper arm. All three
bullets were shot from a distance no less than one meter away from the victim.
Shooting originated from one or several third party sources. Shooter(s) were moving
at the time of shooting, they were on the same height.
(d)
No confirmation of penis amputation at this point, especially with the
manifest degradation in the state of the cadaver, and the possibility of this material loss
taking place while the cadaver was transported.
(e)
Evidence stated by Mr. Ali Al Khateeb, father of the victim, declaring that
his son’s cadaver is intact and not tampered with. He ultimately formulated his conviction
in presence of committee members. The conviction of Ali Al Khateeb is based on facts
discussed with the medical committee members, in addition to viewing official judicial
documents, photos, medical experts’ report and the comparative illustration of cadaver
photos taken in Daraa, and Damascus.
(f)
It is proven that hostile third party have commissioned certain persons to
influence information about facts, and to apply digital manipulation on photos of the
cadaver of Hamza Al Khateeb. The concerned authorities are following up on these facts in
order to put their hands on manipulated photos and their authors in general and particularly
in relation to this case.
The committee concludes the following:
Scientific, medical and judicial evidence has proven the cadaver of the boy Hamza
Al Khateeb does not sustain traces of acts of violence or torture, not in post mortem, nor
when he was alive, except perforations of bullet shots from fire arms.
44
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents