A/HRC/13/42* page 173 was interrogated on one occasion by Americans. Transfer to Kandahar: - he was taken to a police station and searched, shackled to the ground and then transferred to a former military airport and, along with between 20 and 30 other detainees, transferred by plane to Kandahar. He was regularly beaten during the flight. At Kandahar airbase - he was left outside for periods and exposed to extremely cold temperatures, mostly isolated from other detainees. US army officers tied him with chains around hands and feet, and hung him from the ceiling hangar for five days to obtain a confession of involvement with Al-Qaida and the Taliban. He was regularly inspected by a medical doctor who certified that the treatment could continue. He was allowed to meet with an ICRC delegate, who came to Kandahar airbase once or twice a year, but only briefly, never in private and Murat Kurnaz was once beaten for trying to send a postcard through the ICRC to his mother. Already in December 2001 he was registered by the ICRC, which, however, did not inform his mother or anyone else about his whereabouts. At Guantanamo Bay detention facility - he was frequently placed in a room with very cold conditions. He was informed by an interrogator, whom he believed to be an FBI officer, “We have paid $3 000 for you”. Judicial proceedings Never formally charged or brought before any judicial proceedings. Date of release 24 August 2006. Additional information His family did not learn that he was in US custody until January 2002, from the local German police, and did not learn of his location of detention until May 2002. * Information contained is from an interview with the interviewee and other credible sources. Case 15 - Biographic details Name Mr. Mohammed Saad Iqbal Madni* Nationality/country of origin Pakistani / Pakistan Gender Male Detention Date of initial detention 9 January 2002 Location of the detention Jakarta, Indonesia Grounds of initial detention He was detained for his alleged link to a person considered a terrorist. Moreover, during his time in detention, he was interrogated several times about his alleged links with terrorist acts and organizations. The authority(ies) involved in the arrest/detention Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesian police and immigration officers; Egyptian Intelligence officers. Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian Intelligence officers, US military officials. Bagram Airbase: US officials. Guantanamo Bay: US officials; UK and Indonesian officials (present at interrogations). Site(s) of detention, including sites of possible transit 1. Jakarta, Indonesia (9 to 10 January 2002)