Bangladesh: Further Information on Fear of torture/ill treatment/possible prisoners of conscience/legal concern

Index Number: ASA 13/020/2002
Date Published: 16 December 2002
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Bangladesh

Zaiba Malik and Bruno Sorrentino were released and deported to the UK on 11 December. Pricila Raj, their interpreter, and Saleem Samad, a local journalist who had acted as their guide, remain in detention and there are concerns that they may have been tortured in custody. Their driver, Mujib, has since been released and is not believed to be facing any charges.