Communication 640/16- Mr Sharif Hassan Jalal Samak v. The Arab Republic of Egypt Summary of the Complaint L The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Secretariat) received a Complaint on 12 October 2016 on behalf of Mr. Sharif Hassan Jalal Samak (the Victim), represented by the Organisation of European Alliance for Human Rights (AED) and AMAN Organization (the Complainants). The Complaint is submitted against the Arab ae State), State Party to the African Charter. lic of Egypt (the Respondent The Complainants allege that on 03 March 201 beat him days. severely, stole his furniturerand - ed the Victim’s house, idnapped him for ten mon ‘ During the time of the alleged ki tortured the Victim through bé tings¢ admit to nine fabricated charges military tribunals anc years in prison. » that police Iso forced him to ese charges, the ‘Victim was tried in e Victim was sentenced to 37 om Tanta prison to Liman Victim was tortured and subjected nts, the Victim suffered from angina ated due to the prison conditions. it and previous one. As the Victim’s health deteriorated, he to get treatment and could not even use a catheter for his heart condition. It is submitted that the Victim is also diabetic. The Complainants submit that crimes committed against the Victim include: violation of the Victim’s right to administration of justice; harsh sentence; torture and forced disappearance. Regarding the need to exhaust domestic remedies, the Complainants submit that the Victim exhausted all available domestic remedies as required under Article 56 of the African Charter. The Complainants allege that the prosecutor failed to investigate incidents of torture that the Victim was subjected to. The Complainants also submit that the Egyptian courts are not impartial; Oo igs > < xiFZ 7 (@) @ \