A/HRC/7/10/Add.1 page 67 where some guards and another prisoner reportedly regularly subject religious believers to illtreatment. Response from the Government dated 12 June 2007 288. The Government indicated that, on 14 August 1999, the Yangiyul Municipal Court in Toshkent oblast declared Mirkarim Seitkarimov guilty of the crimes according to article 159, paragraph 3 (a), “Crime against the constitutional order of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, and article 244-1, paragraph 3 (a), “Preparation or distribution of material containing threats to public order and security”, of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and sentenced him to 15 years’ deprivation of liberty under article 59 of the Criminal Code. The term of sentence began on 1 June 1999 and will end on 1 June 2014. In accordance with a decision taken on 16 November 2006 by Zangiata District Court in Toshkent oblast, Mr. Seitkarimov was transferred for one year of the unfinished part of his sentence to a prison regime, since, under article 112 of the Penal Correction Code he is a serious violator of the prison regime. 289. No foundation for the allegations that the convicted offender Mr. Seitkarimov is subject to severe torture and illegal forms of treatment was found during investigation. In prison colonies No. 64/49, No. 64/61, No. 64/3 and No. 64/65, where the convicted offender Mr. Seitkarimov had previously been held, the information on the use of moral and psychological pressure, torture or other illegal acts by the administration against Mr. Seitkarimov was not substantiated. In addition, religious rituals are respected in penal institutions in compliance with article 12 of the Penal Correction Code, “Ensuring the freedom of conscience of convicted persons”: convicted persons are guaranteed the right to freedom of conscience. They are entitled to follow any religion or none at all. 290. At present, Mr. Seitkarimov is serving his sentence in prison colony No. 64/T-1 in the city of Andijon in Andijon oblast. No illegal acts were carried out by the administration of the penal institution against Mr. Seitkarimov when he arrived at prison colony No. 64/T-1. Furthermore, every person who enters the penal institution undergoes a full medical examination, including checks of whether his or her body bears any traces of torture or other forms of cruel treatment. No traces of torture or any other forms of cruel treatment were found on Mr. Seitkarimov when he arrived at prison colony No. 64/T-1 to serve his sentence. 291. The conditions under which sentences are served in the institutions of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Internal Affairs penal correction system conform rigorously with the established rules for the internal regulation of penal institutions, Ministry of Internal Affairs regulations and the relevant legislation of Uzbekistan. The allegations transmitted in the joint letter of the Special Rapporteurs are without foundation and bear no relation to reality. It should also be mentioned that the convicted offender Mr. Seitkarimov has not complained to the prison administration about the use of illegal forms of treatment against him by employees of the institution or other prisoners. Observations 292. The Special Rapporteur is grateful for the Government’s response.