＜事件　No.DZA200607＞

No. 3957　アルジェリア：一人の男性が恣意的に逮捕され、その後所在が確認されていません。

（ジュネーブ発　6月20日）　　

　SOSトーチャー国際事務局は、アルジェリアにおける下記の状況に関して皆様の緊急の働きかけをお願いします

＜事件の概要＞

SOSトーチャー国際事務局は信頼できる情報筋とSOSトーチャーネットワークメンバーである、アンテナ・インターナショナルより、アルジェリアのフーカでモハメド・ボウセッキネさんが恣意的に逮捕され、秘密裏に拘禁されているという情報を入手しました。

情報によると、モハメド・ボウセッキネさん（34歳）は、2007年6月15日（金）午後6時半頃、フーカで逮捕されました。2人の私服男性が彼の自宅に侵入し、自分たちが何者であるか明かさないまま彼に書類の提出を求め、家の中を捜索したということです。彼は、妻と子ども、いとこの目の前で逮捕されました。妻が夫をどこに連れていくのかとたずねたところ、尋問を受けに行くだけだと言われました。

情報によると、モハメド・ボウセッキネさんは家族に連絡がとれず、弁護士にも相談できずにいるということです。逮捕以来、彼の拘禁場所も起訴の有無も分かりません。

SOSトーチャー国際事務局は、モハメド・ボウセッキネさんが恣意的に逮捕され、秘密裏に拘禁されていること、また拷問が危惧されることから、アルジェリア当局に対し、彼の心身の安全を保障し、早急に行方を特定するよう要請します。SOSトーチャー国際事務局は、アルジェリアが「拷問及びその他の残虐な、非人道的なまたは品位を傷つける取り扱いまたは刑罰を禁止する条約」の加盟国であることを指摘します。また、アルジェリアが締結している「市民的及び政治的権利に関する国際規約(ICCPR)」の第9条1項「何人も、恣意的に逮捕され又は抑留されない。」の規定に従い、あらゆる状況において市民の自由を保障することを要請します。

＜行動要請＞

　アルジェリア関係当局に以下の内容の要請をお願いします。

1. モハメド・ボウセッキネさんの所在を明らかにするために必要な手段をすべてとること。

2. モハメド・ボウセッキネさんの心身の安全を保障すること。もし必要ならば医療を提供すること。

3．国際法および国際基準に合致する正当な嫌疑が不在の中、モハメド・ボウセッキネさんを即時釈放すること。もしそのような嫌疑が存在するなら、彼を公正で資格のある裁判に付し、裁判の間中、彼の手続き上の権利を保障すること。

4．責任者すべての特定し、彼らを裁判に付し、刑事あるいは行政罰を適用するため、この事件について綿密で公正な調査を命じること。

5．国内法および国際人権基準にそって、国内全土における人権尊重と基本的自由を保障すること。

＜手紙の例文＞

例文を添付いたします。手紙を出されるときにご活用ください。

Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika President of the Republic El Mouradia-BP Alger Gare Dear President Bouteflika, I am writing you to express my concern at the news of arbitrary arrest and secret detention of Mr. M. Mohamed Boucekkine, who was taken on June 15, 2007. I would like to urge you the followings. 1. To take all the necessary measures to locate M. Mohamed Boucekkine; 2. To guarantee the security and physical and psychological integrity of M. Mohamed Boucekkine, providing him with medical care if necessary; 3. To order the immediate release of M. Mohamed Boucekkine in the absence of valid legal charges that are consistent with international law and standards, or if such charges exist, bring him before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee his procedural rights at all times; 4. To order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law; 5. To ensure the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards. I thank you for your kind attention to my request. Yours truly,

＜以下、原文＞

DZA 200607
Arbitrary arrest/ Secret detention/ Risk of torture

The International Secretariat of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Algeria.

Description of the situation

The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by a reliable source and by Antenna International, member of the SOS-Torture network, of the arbitrary arrest and the secret detention of Mr. Mohamed Boucekkine in Fouka.

According to the information received, Mr. Mohamed Boucekkine, age 34, was arrested on Friday, 15 June 2007 at 6:30 pm in his residence in Fouka. Two individuals in civilian have reportedly entered his house without identifying themselves, asked for his papers and have proceeded to a search of the house. His arrest has reportedly taken place in front of his wife and children as well as a cousin. It is reported that, when asking where her husband was being taken to, his wife got the answer that he was only being interrogated.

According to this information, Mr. Mohamed Boucekkine was not able to contact his family nor to consult a lawyer. Since his arrest, his place of detention as well as the charges against him remain unknown.

The International Secretariat of OMCT expresses its deep concern about the alleged arrest and secret detention of Mr. Mohamed Boucekkine as well as for the risks of torture he incurs, and asks the Algerian authorities to locate his whereabouts as soon as possible while guaranteeing his physical and psychological integrity. OMCT recalls that Algeria is a State Party to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment that prohibits torture and ill-treatments. Moreover, OMCT urges the Algerian authorities to guarantee the liberty of their citizens in all circumstances, in accordance with article 9.1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Algeria is a Sate Party that specifies that “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention.”

Actions requested

Please write to the authorities in Algeria urging them to:

1. Take all the necessary measures to locate M. Mohamed Boucekkine;
2. Guarantee the security and physical and psychological integrity of M. Mohamed Boucekkine, providing him with medical care if necessary;
3. Order the immediate release of M. Mohamed Boucekkine in the absence of valid legal charges that are consistent with international law and standards, or if such charges exist, bring him before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee his procedural rights at all times;
4. Order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
5. Ensure the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.

Addresses

- Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the Republic, El Mouradia-BP Alger Gare, Fax 00213 21 69 15 95, E-mail: President@el-mouradia.dz
- Mr. Tayeb Belaiz, Ministre of Justice, Ministry of Justice, 8 Place Bir-Hakem El-Biar, Alger, Algeria, Fax 00 213 21 92 17 01/ 29 56,
E-mail: info@mjustice.dz
- H.E. Idriss Jazairy, Ambassador, Permanent representative of Algeria at the UN in Geneva, Route de Lausanne 308, CH-1293, Bellevue, Switzerland, E-mail: mission.algerie@mission-algerie.ch, Fax: +4122 / 774.30.49
- H.E. Halim Benattallah, Ambassador of Algeria in Belgium, Avenue Moliere 207, 1050 Brussels, Fax: 0032 343 51 68, E-mail: Iinfo@algerian-embassy.be

Please also write to the embassies of Algeria in your respective country.
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Geneva, 20 June 2007