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ÐÌòòHaving€taken€into€accountóó€all€information€made€available€to€it€by€the€author€of€theÐ "$r# Ðcommunication€and€by€the€State€party,Ð %X $ ÐÌòòAdoptsóó€the€following:Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌò òó óÌÓâÓòòò òViews€under€article€22,€paragraph€7,€of€the€Convention.€óó€1/€ó óÐ †)Ö$) ÐÓÓÌÌ1.€The€author€of€the€communication€is€Ô_ÔIrneÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔUrsoaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô,€a€resident€of€France.€She€submitsÐ 8,ˆ', Ðthe€communication€on€behalf€of€her€brother,€Henri€Ô_ÔUnaiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô,€a€French€citizen€born€inÐ -n(- ÐAlgiers.€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€is€a€member€of€the€Basque€separatist€organization€ETA,€and€is€serving€aÐ ° Ðsentence€of€life€imprisonment€in€Spain.€She€claims€that€her€brother€is€a€victim€of€a€violationÐ –æ Ðby€Spain€of€the€Convention€against€Torture,€without€however€specifying€the€provisions€ofÐ |Ì Ðthe€Convention€alleged€to€have€been€violated.Ð b² ÐÌòòFacts€as€submitted€by€the€authoróó:Ð . ~ ÐÌ2.1€Henri€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€was€arrested€in€Seville€on€2€April€1990€after€an€exchange€of€gunfire€with€theÐ ú J ÐÔ_ÔGuardiaÔ_Ô€Civil€which€had€stopped€his€car.€The€Ô_ÔGuardiaÔ_Ô€Civil€claimed€that€his€car€was€carryingÐ à 0 Ð300€kilograms€of€Ô_ÔamonalÔ_Ô,€to€be€used€to€blow€up€the€police€headquarters€of€Seville.€TheÐ Æ   Ðò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó€found€him€guilty€of€participation€in€terrorist€acts,€murder€and€attemptedÐ ¬ ü  Ðmurder€and,€on€different€counts,€sentenced€him€to€consecutive€terms€of€30€years'Ð ’â  Ðimprisonment.Ð xÈ  ÐÌ2.2€The€author,€in€a€submission€dated€13€October€1990,€states€that€she€has€learned€theÐ D”  Ðfollowing€from€her€brother:€he€was€interrogated€at€the€headquarters€of€the€Ô_ÔGuardiaÔ_Ô€Civil€inÐ *z  ÐSeville€until€the€early€morning€of€3€April€1990;€in€the€course€of€the€interrogation€he€wasÐ ` Ðtortured.€On€3€April€1990,€he€was€transferred€to€Madrid,€where€the€interrogation€continued;Ð öF Ðallegedly,€a€special€unit€of€the€Ô_ÔGuardiaÔ_Ô€Civil€normally€stationed€in€Basque€territoryÐ Ü, Ðparticipated€in€this€interrogation,€with€the€purpose€of€administering€"expert"€torture.€TheÐ Â Ðinterrogation€continued€for€five€entire€days,€during€which€he€was€not€allowed€to€eat€or€sleep.Ð ¨ø ÐÌ2.3€Among€the€tortures€allegedly€inflicted€on€her€brother,€the€author€mentions:Ð tÄ ÐÌà0 4 à„€placing€of€plastic€bags€over€his€head,€so€as€to€provoke€a€sensation€of€suffocation.Ð @ ÐThis€allegedly€was€repeated€some€20€times;Ð&v4ü!4ü! ÐÌà0 4 à„€constant€beatings,€not€administered€too€hard€so€as€not€to€leave€visible€marks;ÐòB4ü!4ü! ÐÌà0 4 à„€injection€of€an€unknown€substance€by€means€of€a€syringe;о4ü!4ü! ÐÌà0 4 à„€putting€him€into€a€straightjacket,€followed€by€suspending€him€by€his€hair.Њ Ú4ü!4ü! ÐÌ2.4€Henri€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô's€family€has€been€able€to€witness€the€physical€results€of€the€torture€on€him€„Ð V"¦! Ðloss€of€hair,€loss€of€weight,€permanent€exhaustion€„€and€the€psychological€Ô_ÔsequelaeÔ_Ô,Ð <#Œ" Ðmanifested€by€a€state€of€profound€depression.€Furthermore,€he€is€said€to€suffer€from€periodicÐ "$r# Ðbouts€of€amnesia,€in€particular€in€respect€of€the€first€five€days€of€his€detention.Ð %X $ ÐÌ2.5€On€7€April€1990,€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€was€brought€before€the€examining€magistrate€of€the€ò òÔ_ÔJuzgadoÔ_ÔÐ Ô&$"& ÐCentral€de€Ô_ÔInstruccið;ðnÔ_Ô€No.€4ó ó€of€the€ò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó€of€Madrid.€At€the€conclusion€ofÐ º' #' Ðhis€statement€before€the€judge,€he€complained€of€torture€he€had€suffered€at€the€hands€of€theÐ  (ð#( ÐÔ_ÔGuardiaÔ_Ô€Civil.€During€the€hearing€he€was€assisted€by€a€lawyer€who€had€been€retained€by€hisÐ †)Ö$) Ðfamily.Ð l*¼%* ÐÌ2.6€On€10€April€1990,€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€was€transferred€to€the€prison€of€Ô_ÔHerreraÔ_Ô€de€la€Ô_ÔManchaÔ_Ô.€OnÐ 8,ˆ', Ð11€April,€he€was€again€brought€before€the€ò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó€of€Madrid€to€testify€beforeÐ -n(- Ða€French€magistrate€to€whom€he€also€complained€about€the€ill€treatment.Ð ° ÐÌ2.7€As€to€prison€conditions,€it€is€claimed€that€during€his€detention€at€the€Ô_ÔCarabanchalÔ_Ô€prisonÐ |Ì Ðin€Madrid€from€7€to€10€April€1990,€the€prison€guards€prevented€him€from€sleeping€byÐ b² Ðrefusing€to€switch€off€the€light€in€his€cell€or€by€continuously€banging€against€his€cell€door.Ð H˜ ÐAt€the€prison€of€Ô_ÔHerreraÔ_Ô€de€la€Ô_ÔManchaÔ_Ô,€he€was€kept€incommunicado€most€of€the€time.€TheÐ . ~ Ðprison€doctor€made€him€sign€a€statement€certifying€that€he€had€not€suffered€any€form€ofÐ  d Ðtorture€or€ill€treatment.€For€20€days,€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€was€kept€in€a€cell€close€to€the€office€of€theÐ ú J ÐÔ_ÔGuardiaÔ_Ô€Civil,€whose€occupants€sought€to€scare€him€by€firing€shots€outside€his€cell€and€byÐ à 0 Ðthreatening€to€kill€him€or€members€of€his€family.€On€17€April,€when€taking€a€shower,€he€wasÐ Æ   Ðallegedly€severely€beaten€by€a€group€of€masked€men,€said€to€be€members€of€the€Ô_ÔGuardiaÔ_ÔÐ ¬ ü  ÐCivil.€On€8€June€1990,€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€was€transferred€to€the€prison€of€Alcala„Ô_ÔMecoÔ_Ô€in€Madrid,Ð ’â  Ðso€as€to€facilitate€the€hearings€before€the€examining€magistrate€of€the€ò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó.Ð xÈ  ÐÌ2.8€By€letter€of€10€May€1993,€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€confirms€that€he€wishes€the€Committee€againstÐ D”  ÐTorture€to€examine€his€allegations€of€torture€and€ill€treatment€was€presented€in€theÐ *z  Ðcommunication€prepared€by€his€sister.Ð ` ÐÌ2.9€In€a€further€submission,€dated€20€August€1993,€the€author€provides€precise€informationÐ Ü, Ðabout€the€complaints€of€torture€and€ill€treatment€made€by€or€on€behalf€of€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô.€ThisÐ Â Ðincludes€a€complaint€made€by€the€author€during€the€hearing€before€the€investigatingÐ ¨ø Ðmagistrate€of€the€ò òÔ_ÔJuzgadoÔ_Ô€Central€de€Ô_ÔInstruccionÔ_Ô€No.€4ó ó€of€the€ò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó€inÐ ŽÞ ÐApril€1990,€and€25€complaints€made€during€the€trial€before€the€ò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó,€the€firstÐ tÄ Ðon€4€December€1990€and€the€last€complaint€on€4€June€1993.€She€states€that€her€brotherÐ Zª Ðreceived€a€visit€on€28€May€1991,€at€the€prison€of€Alcala„Ô_ÔMecoÔ_Ô,€by€an€investigatingÐ @ Ðmagistrate€of€Alcal„de„Henares,€who€asked€him€formally€whether€he€wished€to€maintainÐ &v Ðhis€complaints;€Mr.€Parot€replied€in€the€affirmative.Ð  \ ÐÌòòPrior€decisions€taken€by€the€Committeeóó:Ð Ø( ÐÌ3.1€The€Committee€against€Torture€initially€examined€communication€No.€6/1990€during€itsÐ ¤ô Ðseventh€session€in€November€1991.€It€considered€that,€since€the€author€had€conceded€that€anÐ Š Ú Ðinvestigation€into€Mr.€Parot's€allegations€had€been€opened€by€an€investigating€magistrate€ofÐ p!À  ÐAlcal„de„Henares,€domestic€remedies€had€not€been€exhausted.€On€12€November€1991,€theÐ V"¦! ÐCommittee€therefore€declared€the€communication€inadmissible.€€2/Ð <#Œ" ÐÌ3.2€During€its€ninth€session,€in€1993,€the€Committee€had€before€it€a€request€from€the€authorÐ %X $ Ðto€reopen€the€consideration€of€the€communication,€because€no€investigation€had€yet€beenÐ î%>!% Ðconducted€by€the€Spanish€authorities.€The€Committee€decided€to€appoint€one€of€its€membersÐ Ô&$"& Ðas€Special€Rapporteur€to€examine€the€request.€The€Special€Rapporteur€approached€the€StateÐ º' #' Ðparty€for€its€comments,€which€were€placed€before€the€Committee€at€its€tenth€session.€TheÐ  (ð#( ÐCommittee€subsequently€decided€to€ask€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€himself€whether€he€wished€the€CommitteeÐ †)Ö$) Ðto€examine€his€case€and€to€request€more€precise€information€about€the€complaints€filed€withÐ l*¼%* Ðthe€Spanish€authorities€regarding€his€torture€(see€paras.€2.8€and€2.9€above).€On€the€basis€ofÐ R+¢&+ Ðthe€information€received,€the€Committee,€acting€pursuant€to€rule€109€of€its€rules€ofÐ 8,ˆ', Ðprocedure,€decided,€on€18€November€1993,€to€set€aside€its€prior€decision€of€12€NovemberÐ -n(- Ð1991€and€to€reopen€its€consideration€of€the€case.€It€further€decided€to€request€the€State€partyÐ ° Ðto€provide€information€relevant€to€the€question€of€admissibility€of€the€communication.Ð –æ ÐÌòòInformation€submitted€by€the€State€party€and€the€author's€comments€thereonóó:Ð b² ÐÌ4.1€By€a€submission€of€11€February€1994,€the€State€party€claims€that€the€communication€isÐ . ~ Ðinadmissible.€It€submits€that,€notwithstanding€the€author's€statement,€inquiries€made€of€theÐ  d Ðseven€tribunals€of€first€instance€in€Alcal„de„Henares€give€no€indication€of€any€complaintÐ ú J Ðof€torture€lodged€by€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô.Ð à 0 ÐÌ4.2€The€State€party€denies€that€any€ill€treatment€of€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€has€taken€place.€It€states€thatÐ ¬ ü  ÐMr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€received€regular€visits€from€medical€doctors€during€his€detention€by€the€Ô_ÔGuardiaÔ_ÔÐ ’â  ÐCivil€in€Seville€and€Madrid€and€later€in€prison€and€that€no€reference€to€ill€treatment€or€tortureÐ xÈ  Ðis€to€be€found€in€the€medical€reports.€Similarly,€the€investigating€magistrates€before€whomÐ ^®  ÐMr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€appeared€did€not€report€any€visible€signs€of€ill€treatment€or€torture.€Although€Mr.Ð D”  ÐÔ_ÔParotÔ_Ô€mentioned€at€the€end€of€the€hearing€before€the€investigating€judge€of€the€FourthÐ *z  ÐTribunal€of€the€ò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó€on€7€April€1990,€that€he€had€been€subjected€to€torture,Ð ` Ðthe€investigating€judge€did€not€find€sufficient€reason€to€order€an€investigation€into€theÐ öF Ðallegations,€taking€the€medical€information€into€account€and€seeing€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€did€notÐ Ü, Ðshow€any€signs€of€having€been€subjected€to€torture€or€ill€treatment.€The€State€party€statesÐ Â Ðextensive€examination€of€all€the€relevant€records€shows€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€subsequently€did€notÐ ¨ø Ðformally€request€an€investigation€of€the€alleged€ill€treatment€during€the€first€days€of€hisÐ ŽÞ Ðdetention.Ð tÄ ÐÌ4.3€The€State€party€claims€that€the€information€provided€by€the€author€about€the€complaintsÐ @ Ðmade€by€or€on€behalf€of€her€brother€was€excessively€vague.€It€contends€that€it€is€the€policyÐ &v Ðof€ETA€members,€their€family€and€their€lawyers€to€submit€complaints€at€random€to€all€kindsÐ  \ Ðof€international€organizations.€It€submits€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€has€filed€numerous€complaints€withÐ òB Ðthe€authorities€in€charge€of€the€prison€system€(ò òÔ_ÔJuzgadosÔ_Ô€de€Ô_ÔVigilanciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPenitenciaraÔ_Ôó ó)€aboutÐ Ø( Ðalleged€deficiencies€in€prison€services,€showing€that€he€knows€how€to€use€the€availableÐ ¾ Ðcomplaint€procedures,€but€that€he€has€never€submitted€a€complaint€about€torture€or€illÐ ¤ô Ðtreatment.Ð Š Ú ÐÌ4.4€The€State€party€submits€that€the€only€complaints€filed€on€behalf€of€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€are€twoÐ V"¦! Ðidentical€complaints€filed€by€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô's€wife€in€April€and€May€1991€and€relating€to€Ô_ÔrumoursÔ_ÔÐ <#Œ" Ðthat€prison€personnel€had€tried€to€hire€a€prisoner€to€kill€ETA€members€in€prison.€SimilarÐ "$r# Ðcomplaints€were€filed€by€other€family€members€of€ETA€prisoners.€An€investigation€wasÐ %X $ Ðopened,€following€which€the€judge€of€Tribunal€No.€7€of€Alcal„de„Henares,€on€9€MarchÐ î%>!% Ð1993,€ordered€the€suspension€of€the€proceedings,€for€lack€of€evidence.Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌ4.5€The€State€party€concludes€that€the€communication€is€inadmissible,€because€it€is€not€basedÐ  (ð#( Ðon€true€facts,€because€it€is€not€related€to€the€Convention€against€Torture,€and€because€theÐ †)Ö$) Ðdomestic€remedies€have€not€been€exhausted.Ð l*¼%* ÐÌ5.1€In€her€comments€(dated€24€March€1994)€on€the€State€party's€submission,€the€authorÐ 8,ˆ', Ðsubmits€that€she€has€difficulty€in€finding€precise€information€regarding€the€investigationÐ -n(- Ðordered€by€an€examining€magistrate€of€the€Tribunal€of€Alcal„de„Henares€and€that€the€StateÐ ° Ðparty€is€in€a€better€position€to€provide€this€information.€She€states€that€early€in€the€afternoonÐ –æ Ðof€28€May€1991,€her€brother€was€visited€in€the€prison€of€Alcal„de„Henares€by€a€femaleÐ |Ì Ðexamining€magistrate€(ò òÔ_ÔjuezÔ_Ô€de€Ô_ÔguardiaÔ_Ôó ó)€of€the€Tribunal.€According€to€the€author,€theÐ b² Ðmagistrate€refused€to€give€her€name€and€asked€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€whether€he€wished€to€maintain€hisÐ H˜ Ðcomplaints€of€torture.€After€he€replied€affirmatively,€his€complaint€was€written€down€thatÐ . ~ Ðsame€afternoon€and€read€to€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô,€who€then€signed€it,€in€the€presence€of€a€lawyerÐ  d Ðappointed€by€the€magistrate.€No€copy€of€the€written€complaint€was€furnished€to€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô.Ð ú J ÐThis€is€said€to€be€in€violation€of€Spanish€law.Ð à 0 ÐÌ5.2€As€to€the€State€party's€contention€that€the€medical€reports€did€not€show€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€hadÐ ¬ ü  Ðbeen€ill€treated€or€tortured,€the€author€replies€that€the€torture€inflicted€upon€her€brother€wasÐ ’â  Ðnot€"medieval€torture",€but€torture€not€leaving€obvious€traces€on€the€body.€She€affirms€thatÐ xÈ  Ðher€brother€did€not€denounce€the€ill€treatment€to€the€medical€doctors€who€came€to€visit€him,Ð ^®  Ðout€of€fear€of€retaliation€by€the€Ô_ÔGuardiaÔ_Ô€Civil.Ð D”  ÐÌòòThe€Committee's€admissibility€decisionóó:Ð ` ÐÌ6.1€During€its€twelfth€session,€the€Committee€considered€the€admissibility€of€theÐ Ü, Ðcommunication.€It€ascertained€that€the€same€matter€had€not€been€and€was€not€beingÐ Â Ðexamined€under€another€procedure€of€international€investigation.€It€noted€that€the€assertionÐ ¨ø Ðthat€on€7€April€1990€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€had€complained€about€ill€treatment€and€torture€before€theÐ ŽÞ Ðinvestigating€magistrate€had€not€been€challenged.€The€Committee€considered€that,€even€ifÐ tÄ Ðthese€attempts€to€engage€available€domestic€remedies€may€not€have€complied€withÐ Zª Ðprocedural€formalities€prescribed€by€law,€they€left€no€doubt€as€to€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô's€wish€to€haveÐ @ Ðthe€allegations€investigated.€The€Committee€concluded€that,€in€the€circumstances,€it€was€notÐ &v Ðbarred€from€considering€the€communication.Ð  \ ÐÌ6.2€Accordingly,€the€Committee€decided€on€26€April€1994,€that€the€communication€mightÐ Ø( Ðraise€issues€under€the€Convention,€especially€with€regard€to€the€lack€of€investigation€by€theÐ ¾ ÐState€party€of€Mr.€Parot's€allegations.Ð ¤ô ÐÌòòThe€State€party's€observations€on€the€merits€and€author's€commentsóó:Ð p!À  ÐÌ7.1€By€a€communication€of€29€November€1994,€the€State€party€submits€that€the€case€of€Mr.Ð <#Œ" ÐParot€was€brought€to€the€attention€of€the€Special€Rapporteur€on€Torture€of€the€UnitedÐ "$r# ÐNations€Commission€on€Human€Rights,€who€addressed€a€request€for€information€to€the€StateÐ %X $ Ðparty.€The€State€party€indicates€that,€after€it€had€provided€information,€the€case€was€closedÐ î%>!% Ðand€no€reference€to€the€case€was€made€by€the€Special€Rapporteur€in€his€report€to€theÐ Ô&$"& ÐCommission€on€Human€Rights.Ð º' #' ÐÌ7.2€The€State€party€further€contends€that€the€communication€submitted€to€the€Committee€onÐ †)Ö$) Ðbehalf€of€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€is€extremely€vague.€It€notes€that€no€details€are€provided€about€the€allegedÐ l*¼%* Ðcomplaint€before€the€judge€in€Alcal„de„Henares,€and€it€expresses€its€perplexity€that€theÐ R+¢&+ ÐCommittee,€in€those€circumstances,€has€declared€the€communication€admissible.€In€thisÐ 8,ˆ', Ðcontext,€it€recalls€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€is€"one€of€the€greatest€criminals€of€the€century",€that€he€wasÐ -n(- Ðthe€leader€of€a€commando€of€the€ETA,€and€that€his€false€allegations€have€receivedÐ ° Ðdisproportionate€attention,€to€the€benefit€of€the€ETA€and€in€discrimination€of€other€citizens.Ð –æ ÐÌ7.3€As€to€the€merits€of€the€communication,€the€State€party€indicates€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€has€shownÐ b² Ðto€be€very€familiar€with€the€justice€system€in€Spain,€since€he€has€filed€numerous€complaintsÐ H˜ Ðabout€prison€conditions,€all€of€which€have€been€dealt€with,€but€that€he€never€filed€a€formalÐ . ~ Ðcomplaint€about€ill€treatment€or€torture.€The€State€party€maintains€that€the€members€of€theÐ  d ÐETA€are€under€instruction€systematically€to€claim€hat€they€have€been€subjected€to€torture€andÐ ú J Ðill€treatment.€The€State€party€adds€that€the€judge€at€the€preliminary€inquiry€did€not€observeÐ à 0 Ðany€injuries€requiring€investigation.€The€State€party€claims€that,€if€the€allegations€would€haveÐ Æ   Ðbeen€true,€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô's€lawyer€would€certainly€have€requested€the€judge€to€have€this€evidenceÐ ¬ ü  Ðreferred€to€the€competent€judge€for€investigation.€In€this€context,€the€State€party€points€outÐ ’â  Ðthat€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô's€lawyers€never€submitted€any€complaint€of€maltreatment€in€detention.€Moreover,Ð xÈ  Ðthe€State€party€adds€that€one€of€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô's€lawyers,€on€22€June€1990,€did€file€a€complaint€aboutÐ ^®  ÐÔ_ÔParotÔ_Ô€having€been€insulted€and€beaten€during€transport€within€Madrid.€The€State€party€arguesÐ D”  Ðthat€it€is€inconsistent,€if€the€allegations€were€true,€to€file€an€official€complaint€of€one€incidentÐ *z  Ðand€not€to€file€a€complaint€of€torture€and€maltreatment€upon€arrest.Ð ` ÐÌ7.4€The€State€party€further€states€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€was€examined€by€a€medical€doctor€on€aÐ Ü, Ðnumber€of€occasions€during€his€detention.€It€is€submitted€that€the€first€medical€examinationÐ Â Ðtook€place€at€a€quarter€past€midnight€on€3€April€1990,€and€that€only€two€minor€bruises€wereÐ ¨ø Ðfound,€and€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€stated€that€he€had€not€been€subjected€to€ill€treatment.€The€secondÐ ŽÞ Ðexamination€took€place€also€on€3€April€1990,€after€his€arrival€in€Madrid,€and€again€on€5,€6Ð tÄ Ðand€7€April€1990.€The€State€party€transmits€copies€of€the€medical€reports€and€concludes€thatÐ Zª Ðno€signs€of€ill€treatment€were€recorded.Ð @ ÐÌ7.5€The€State€party€points€out€that,€during€this€period,€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€never€complained€aboutÐ  \ Ðtorture€or€maltreatment€in€any€of€the€statements€he€made.€The€State€party€points€out€that,Ð òB Ðwhile€making€these€statements,€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€was€at€all€times€in€the€presence€of€his€State„Ð Ø( Ðappointed€lawyer.€The€State€party€encloses€a€declaration€made€by€a€lawyer€who€representedÐ ¾ ÐÔ_ÔParotÔ_Ô€during€the€first€days€of€his€detention,€stating€that€he€was€not€aware€of€any€ill€treatmentÐ ¤ô Ðor€torture€having€been€inflicted€on€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€and€that,€on€the€contrary,€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€appeared€to€be€inÐ Š Ú Ðgood€health€and€made€his€statements€freely.Ð p!À  ÐÌ7.6€With€regard€to€the€appearance€before€the€investigating€judge€on€7€April€1990,€the€StateÐ <#Œ" Ðparty€submits€that€the€judge€stated€on€7€November€1994€that€during€the€hearing€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_ÔÐ "$r# Ðshowed€no€sign€of€being€nervous,€tired€or€exhausted,€and€that€no€complaint€was€made€by€theÐ %X $ Ðlawyer€who€represented€him.€The€State€party€further€refers€to€the€judgement€by€theÐ î%>!% Ðò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó,€dated€18€December€1990,€in€which€the€allegation€of€maltreatmentÐ Ô&$"& Ðmade€by€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€during€the€hearing€on€7€April€1990€is€found€to€be€without€merit.€The€judgeÐ º' #' ÐÔ_Ôconsidered€that€none€of€the€five€State„appointed€lawyers,€who€were€alternating€to€assist€ParotÐ  (ð#( Ðduring€the€interrogations,€observed€any€irregularity,€that€the€medical€reports€refer€only€toÐ †)Ö$) Ðbruises€caused€at€the€time€of€Parot's€arrest€(the€judge€recalled€that€Parot€was€arrested€afterÐ l*¼%* Ðhaving€fired€15€shots€at€the€policemen€present€and€that€they€had€to€use€force€to€arrest€him),Ð R+¢&+ Ðthat€Parot€himself€had€declared€to€the€medical€doctor€who€examined€him€that€he€was€not€illÐ 8,ˆ', Ðtreated€which€declaration€had€not€been€denied,€that€he€only€made€the€allegation€at€theÐ -n(- Ðhearing€at€the€end€of€his€statement,€after€a€specific€question€from€his€lawyer,€and,€finally,Ð ° Ðthat€the€allegations€conflict€with€the€observations€of€the€judge€at€the€hearing.Ð –æ ÐÌ7.7€With€regard€to€the€claim€that€Mr.€Parot€was€visited€by€a€female€examining€magistrate€inÐ b² Ðthe€prison€of€Alcal„de„Henares€who€asked€him€whether€he€wished€to€maintain€his€complaintÐ H˜ Ðabout€ill€treatment,€the€State€party€submits€that€a€(male)€investigating€magistrate€visitedÐ . ~ ÐParot€in€prison€on€18€May€1991,€for€the€purpose€of€notifying€him€of€the€order€initiatingÐ  d Ðcriminal€proceedings€against€him€and€hearing€his€answer€to€the€charge,€and€that€Parot,Ð ú J Ðhaving€waited€for€his€lawyer€to€arrive,€stated€that€his€statements€had€been€obtained€throughÐ à 0 Ðtorture.€The€State€party€emphasizes€that€this€claim€cannot€be€seen€as€a€formal€complaint€ofÐ Æ   Ðmaltreatment,€and€that€a€similar€claim€had€already€been€ruled€on€by€the€ò òAudiencia€Nacionaló óÐ ¬ ü  Ðin€the€same€preliminary€investigation€on€18€December€1990€(see€above).Ð ’â  ÐÌ7.8€Finally,€the€State€party€points€out€that€the€written€conclusions€of€counsel€for€Mr.€Parot,Ð ^®  Ðregarding€the€preliminary€proceedings€on€20€January€1992€make€no€reference€to€illÐ D”  Ðtreatment.€In€its€judgement€of€18€June€1993,€the€ò òJuzgado€Central€de€Instruccið;ðnó ó€finds€thatÐ *z  ÐMr.€Parot€does€not€appear€to€have€been€subjected€to€ill€treatment.Ð ` ÐÌ8.1€In€her€comments,€dated€27€January€1995,€the€author€contests€the€State€party's€claim€thatÐ Ü, Ðshe€is€an€instrument€of€the€ETA,€and€maintains€that€she€addressed€a€communication€to€theÐ Â ÐCommittee€only€out€of€concern€for€the€well„being€of€her€brother.€She€states€that€thoseÐ ¨ø Ðpersons€who€claim€to€have€seen€her€brother€during€the€first€days€of€his€detention€and€whoÐ ŽÞ Ðmaintain€that€they€did€not€observe€any€sign€of€ill€treatment€are€actually€accomplices€in€theÐ tÄ Ðtorture.€She€denounces€as€propaganda€the€State€party's€statement€that€ETA€members€areÐ Zª Ðunder€instruction€to€make€allegations€of€torture.Ð @ ÐÌ8.2.€The€author€further€states€that€any€vagueness€in€her€statements€is€due€to€the€fact€that€sheÐ  \ Ðlives€in€France,€which€makes€contact€with€her€brother€and€his€lawyers€difficult.Ð òB ÐÌ8.3€With€regard€to€the€visit€to€the€prison€on€28€May€1991,€the€author€states€that€she€neverÐ ¾ Ðdenied€that€a€male€investigating€magistrate€visited€her€brother€in€prison€on€that€day,€but€addsÐ ¤ô Ðthat€on€the€same€day€another€visit€was€made€by€a€judge€of€the€ò òJuzgado€No.€3€de€Alcal„de„Ð Š Ú ÐHenaresó ó,€Mrs.€Isabel€Fernandez,€upon€request€by€the€tribunal€of€first€instance€(ò òJuzgado€deÐ p!À  Ðinstruccið;ðnó ó)€No.€2€of€Manzares,€to€whom€Parot€officially€complained€of€torture.Ð V"¦! ÐÌ8.4€She€explains€that€research€in€Manzares€has€shown€that€a€complaint€was€made€on€21€andÐ "$r# Ð28€April€1990€on€behalf€of€Parot€to€the€tribunal€of€first€instance€No.€1€of€Manzares€aboutÐ %X $ ÐParot's€detention€incommunicado€and€about€an€incident€during€which€Parot€was€beaten€whileÐ î%>!% Ðon€his€way€to€the€shower.€On€16€May€1990,€Parot€made€a€statement€in€prison,€confirmingÐ Ô&$"& ÐÔ_Ôthe€complaints€made€on€his€behalf.€A€medical€certificate€stated€that€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€showed€bruises€onÐ º' #' Ðthe€right€arm€and€leg.€Furthermore,€on€11€May€1990,€an€investigation€was€opened€by€theÐ  (ð#( Ðtribunal€of€first€instance€No.€2€of€Ô_ÔManzaresÔ_Ô,€following€detailed€charges€made€by€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€beforeÐ †)Ö$) Ða€judicial€commission€that€he€was€tortured€upon€his€arrest.€On€10€January€1991,€the€twoÐ l*¼%* Ðinvestigations€were€joined.€On€21€May€1991,€the€ò òÔ_ÔJuzgadoÔ_Ô€No.€3ó ó€of€Alcal„de„HenaresÐ R+¢&+ Ðreceived€a€request€to€hear€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€on€the€matter,€and€the€magistrate€interviewed€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€in€prisonÐ 8,ˆ', Ðon€28€May€1991.€The€author€claims€that€in€the€end€the€investigating€magistrate€of€tribunalÐ -n(- ÐNo.€2€of€Ô_ÔManzaresÔ_Ô€decided€to€file€the€case,€and€to€decide€only€on€the€complaint€related€to€theÐ ° Ðshower€incident€and€stating€that€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô's€declarations€did€not€show€any€criminal€liability€ofÐ –æ Ðknown€persons.Ð |Ì ÐÌ8.5€The€author€states€that€her€brother€was€never€informed€of€the€outcome€of€the€investigationÐ H˜ Ðand€has€not€received€copies€of€the€relevant€documents.€She€contends€that€this€has€made€itÐ . ~ Ðdifficult€for€her€to€verify€the€facts€in€the€case.Ð  d ÐÌ8.6€The€author€expresses€surprise€at€the€statement€made€by€one€of€the€State„appointedÐ à 0 Ðlawyers€who€were€present€during€her€brother's€interrogations.€The€author€contests€theÐ Æ   Ðtruthfulness€of€the€State€lawyer's€statement€and€explains€that€Spanish€law€allows€detentionÐ ¬ ü  Ðincommunicado€for€up€to€five€days€of€persons€suspected€of€terrorism,€excluding€assistanceÐ ’â  Ðof€a€freely€chosen€lawyer€and€requiring€the€presence€of€a€State„appointed€lawyer€during€theÐ xÈ  Ðmaking€of€statements.€According€to€the€author,€the€law€also€precludes€contact€in€privateÐ ^®  Ðbetween€the€detainee€and€the€lawyer.€She€therefore€concludes€that€it€is€questionable€thatÐ D”  ÐÔ_ÔParotÔ_Ô€met€with€the€lawyer,€only€to€tell€him€that€he€had€been€well€treated.€In€this€context,€sheÐ *z  Ðaffirms€that€her€brother€denies€having€had€a€private€meeting€with€a€lawyer€during€hisÐ ` Ðdetention.Ð öF ÐÌòòConsideration€of€the€meritsóó:Ð Â ÐÌ9.€The€Committee€considered€the€communication€in€the€light€of€all€information€madeÐ ŽÞ Ðavailable€to€it€by€the€parties,€in€accordance€with€article€22,€paragraph€4,€of€the€Convention.Ð tÄ ÐÌ10.1€By€its€decision€of€26€April€1994,€the€Committee€held€that€the€communication€wasÐ @ Ðformally€admissible,€as€it€raised€the€question€of€possible€responsibility€of€the€State€partyÐ &v Ðunder€article€13€of€the€Convention,€which€provides€as€follows:Ð  \ ÐÌ"Each€State€party€shall€ensure€that€any€individual€who€alleges€he€has€been€subjected€toÐ Ø( Ðtorture€in€any€territory€under€its€jurisdiction€has€the€right€to€complain€to,€and€to€have€his€caseÐ ¾ Ðpromptly€and€impartially€examined€by,€its€competent€authorities€..."Ð ¤ô ÐÌ10.2€In€the€case€under€consideration€the€author€of€the€communication€states€that,€on€7€AprilÐ p!À  Ð1990,€on€concluding€his€statement€before€ò òÔ_ÔJuzgadoÔ_Ô€Central€de€Ô_ÔInstruccið;ðnÔ_Ô€No.€4ó ó€of€theÐ V"¦! Ðò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó€of€Madrid,€her€brother€Henri€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€complained€that€he€had€beenÐ <#Œ" Ðtortured€by€the€Ô_ÔGuardiaÔ_Ô€Civil€on€the€days€immediately€following€his€arrest,€and€that€thisÐ "$r# Ðcomplaint€was€never€considered€by€the€authorities€of€the€State€party.Ð %X $ ÐÌ10.3€The€State€party€has€denied€that€the€alleged€ill€treatment€took€place€and€has€stated€thatÐ Ô&$"& ÐMr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô's€allegations€were€investigated€by€the€prison€and€court€authorities€with€negativeÐ º' #' Ðresults.Ð  (ð#( ÐÌ10.4€The€Committee€notes€that,€in€principle,€article€13€of€the€Convention€does€not€requireÐ l*¼%* Ðthe€formal€submission€of€a€complaint€of€torture.€It€is€sufficient€for€torture€only€to€have€beenÐ R+¢&+ Ðalleged€by€the€victim€for€the€state€to€be€under€an€obligation€promptly€and€impartially€toÐ 8,ˆ', Ðexamine€the€allegation.Ð -n(- Ї10.5€It€is€the€Committee's€view€that€the€State€party€considered€and€rejected€the€allegation€ofÐ ° Ðtorture€made€by€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€in€the€above„mentioned€statement€of€7€April€1990.€The€judgementÐ –æ Ðof€the€ò òÔ_ÔAudienciaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNacionalÔ_Ôó ó€of€18€December€1990€dealt€expressly€with€the€said€complaintÐ |Ì Ðand€rejected€it€on€the€basis€of€the€five€medical€examinations€that€were€carried€out€at€the€timeÐ b² Ðof€the€alleged€torture€and€the€statements€made€by€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€himself€to€the€Seville€medicalÐ H˜ Ðexaminer,€which€statements€were€never€denied€(see€paras.€7.5€and€7.6€above).Ð . ~ ÐÌ10.6€The€Committee€considers€that€where€complaints€of€torture€are€made€during€courtÐ ú J Ðproceedings€it€is€desirable€that€they€be€elucidated€by€means€of€independent€proceedings.Ð à 0 ÐWhether€or€not€such€action€is€taken€will€depend€on€the€internal€legislation€of€the€State€partyÐ Æ   Ðconcerned€and€the€circumstances€of€the€specific€case.Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌ10.7€There€are€no€grounds€for€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€or€the€author€of€the€communication€to€challenge€theÐ xÈ  Ðprocedure€followed€in€this€case€by€the€State€party,€since€not€only€did€Mr.€Ô_ÔParotÔ_Ô€have€theÐ ^®  Ðbenefit€of€full€assistance€by€counsel€during€the€trial€but€he€also€made€frequent€exercise€ofÐ D”  Ðhis€right€to€make€other€charges€and€complaints,€which€were€also€considered€by€theÐ *z  Ðauthorities€of€the€State.Ð ` ÐÌ11.€The€Committee€against€Torture€therefore€concludes€that€the€State€party€did€not€violateÐ Ü, Ðthe€rule€laid€down€in€article€13€of€the€Convention€and€it€considers€that,€in€the€light€of€theÐ Â Ðinformation€submitted€to€it,€no€finding€of€violation€of€any€other€provision€of€the€ConventionÐ ¨ø Ðcould€be€made.Ð ŽÞ ÐÌ[Done€in€Spanish,€French,€English€and€Russian,€the€Spanish€version€being€the€original.]Ð Zª ÐÌÌòòNotesóóÐ  \ ÐÌ1/€€€In€accordance€with€rule€104€of€the€Committee's€rules€of€procedure,€Mr.€Hugo€LorenzoÐ Ø( Ðdid€not€take€part€in€the€consideration€of€this€communication€or€in€the€decision€concerningÐ ¾ Ðit.€Ð ¤ô ÐÌ2/€€€CAT/C/7/D/6/1990,€decision€on€admissibility€dated€12€November€1991.€Ð p!À  ÐÌÓÍÓ