Advance unedited version A/HRC/WGAD/2022/ 13. According to the source, Mr. Abdel Aziz was subjected to torture during his enforced disappearance, in order to coerce him into making a confession against himself. The source stresses that though Mr. Abdel Aziz informed the judges of the torture during one of his court hearings, no action was taken. 14. Finally, the source claims that Mr. Abdel Aziz’s family has not been authorized to visit him since his arrest, or deliver him any kind of life necessities, clothes, medication or food. Additionally, the source alleges that Mr. Abdel Aziz has not been allowed to meet with his lawyer in prison and that the latter was only permitted to attend Mr. Abdel Aziz’s hearings. Arrest and detention: Khaled Mohamed Abdel Raouf Sahloob 15. According to the source, Mr. Sahloob was arrested on 2 January 2014, at a police checkpoint in Mokattam, Cairo. He was arrested by police officers, both in uniforms and plainclothes, after they found out that he was carrying a professional camera. The source reports that the police officers did not show Mr. Sahloob an arrest warrant or provide any legal explanation for his arrest. Mr. Sahloob was then reportedly taken to an unknown location and subjected to enforced disappearance for two weeks. It is alleged that he was taken to the National Security premises in Lazoghly. 16. Shortly after Mr. Sahloob’s arrest, the source reports that numerous official complaints (telegrams) were submitted to the attorney general and the minister of interior on Mr. Sahloob’s behalf, inquiring about his disappearance. Reportedly, none of these complaints have been answered. 17. On 18 January 2014, Mr. Sahloob appeared before the prosecution, charged under Case No. [withheld] with joining and financing an illegal group with the objective of disrupting the provisions of the constitution and the rule of law through terrorist means, possessing political pamphlets, and spreading fake news. Reportedly, the case is known by the media as the “Marriott terror cell” case and involves a number of Al Jazeera journalists. 18. The source details that Mr. Sahloob was then ordered to be detained for 15 days in pre-trial detention, pending investigations. His detention was continuously renewed over a period of six months, until the Criminal Court sentenced him to seven years in prison, on 24 June 2014. The source indicates that Mr. Sahloob’s lawyer appealed the ruling and, on 29 August 2015, the court amended Mr. Sahloob’s sentence to three years in prison. 19. However, the source reports that, on 13 August 2014, Mr. Sahloob was charged under a second case, Case [withheld], with joining an illegal group with the objective of disrupting the rule of law and the constitution and possessing political pamphlets. The case is known as the “Helwan Brigades Case”. The source details that, following the completion of his threeyear sentence under first Case No. [withheld], Mr. Sahloob was not released but remains detained in Al-Aqrab Maximum Security Prison, pending trial of the second Case [withheld]. 20. The source reports that Mr. Sahloob was subjected to severe torture during his enforced disappearance at the National Security premises, in Lazoghly. Mr. Sahloob was allegedly suspended by his hands for long periods of time, beaten and burned with cigarettes all over his body, in order to coerce him into confessing against himself. 21. The source notes that as a result of the torture, Mr. Sahloob suffered a dislocated shoulder and collarbone fractures. In addition, his alleged ill-treatment and poor conditions of detention have caused Mr. Sahloob to sufffer severe bodily pain, including backpain, abdominal pain, and pain in both knees, which prevent him from moving. Though his lawyer presented forensic evidence of the torture, the Court reportedly disregarded it and did not order an investigation. 22. The source explains that, to protest his poor detention conditions and inability to receive family visits, Mr. Sahloob undertook several hunger strikes, the last of which lasted 200 days and resulted in severe weight loss. The source raises grave concerns about Mr. Sahloob’s health condition and reports that his lawyer submitted several demands to the Court to allow him to undergo medical examination and treatment. Reportedly, the prison authorities rejected each of these demands and Mr. Sahloob was only examined once by a prison generalist who merely prescribed him painkillers. 3