2.2 The complainant submits that, on 16 September 2006, her son voluntarily went to a police station to inform the police about the incident. Once her son entered the police station, police officers started beating him. Shortly after the beating, the complainant’s son was taken to a doctor for examination. The doctor examined him and found no injuries. 2.3 The complainant claims that the beating of her son continued when he was brought back to the police station. One of the police officers broke her son’s nose; another police officer knocked him down and started beating him with a rubber truncheon, aiming at his liver and kidneys. Police officers verbally insulted the complainant’s son and demanded that he admits attacking Mr. N.. 2.4 The complainant claims that her son was held at the police station until about 16:00 on 16 September 2006. At that time, the complainant’s son was taken to a hospital. The complainant claims that the doctor on duty did not conduct a thorough examination of her son and found no injuries. The complainant’s son was released from the police custody that evening. 2.5 From 16 September 2006 to 18 September 2006, the complainant’s son went to several doctors, both in his district, and in the Kostanay regional center. Doctors concluded that the complainant’s son had injuries to his back, forearms, hips, ear and nose.2 On 30 October 2006, the complainant’s son was officially charged with hooliganism while using a firearm. On 11 November 2006, the complainant’s son was also charged with illegal possession of a firearm. On 14 November 2006, the complainant’s son was further charged with using violence against a government representative. On 14 November 2006, the complainant’s son was arrested and detained on remand pending trial. 2.6 The complainant contends that during the ensuing several months of detention the ill-treatment of her son continued. During various times, the complainant’s son lacked food, water and basic sanitary supplies. The complainant also submits that her son was beaten on a daily basis by his cellmates and that these beatings were authorised by the authorities of the detention facility. 2.7 On 2 April 2007, the complainant’s son was convicted of several crimes, including hooliganism, illegal possession of firearms, and committing violence against a representative of a law enforcement body and sentenced to seven years of imprisonment. 2.8 The complainant contends that her son has exhausted all available and effective domestic remedies. The complainant claims that her son, either in person or through counsel, complained regarding the experienced torture and ill-treatment during the initial court hearings and throughout the appeal procedure. The complainant submits that on 19 May 2008, the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan rejected her son’s request for a supervisory review.

###### The complaint

3.1 The complainant maintains that the beatings and ill-treatment of her son during his initial detention on 16 September 2006, as well as during his detention pending trial, and the subsequent failure to investigate her son’s allegations of torture amounted to violations by the Republic of Kazakhstan of articles 12 and 13 of the Convention against Torture. 3.2 The complainant submits that the violations against her son occurred in 2006.While the Republic of Kazakhstan made a declaration under the article 22 of the Convention only

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