E/CN.4/2004/18 page 17 49. In the light of allegations of torture and incommunicado detention of the above-named persons, fears have been expressed that they may be subjected to further torture or other forms of ill-treatment. 2. Response of the Government of Sudan 50. No response has yet been received from the Government of Sudan. G. Ukraine 1. Joint allegation with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, 29 September 2003 51. The three Special Rapporteurs have received information on the following individual cases: Vladimir Fedorchenko aged 25, his wife Zukhra Fedorchenko, 21, and their 6-year-old son Jura Fedorchenko, Snezhana Fedorchenko, 6, Misha Fedorchenko, 3, Takhar Fedorchenko, 15, and Yury Fedorchenko, 50, all members of the same Roma family. According to the information received, the family’s home, located in the village of Malaya Kakhovka in the Poltava Province, was set alight in an arson attack on 28 October 2001. A senior police officer was allegedly involved in the incident. 52. It is reported that Yury Fedorchenko was leaving his house at about 7.30 a.m. on 28 October 2001 when he encountered three men, one of them allegedly a police major (whose name is known by the Special Rapporteurs). The above-mentioned police major had reportedly visited the family home on a number of occasions, allegedly for the purpose of extorting bribes from a family member on account of her past alleged involvement in drug trafficking. The three men reportedly forced their way into the house. It is alleged that in doing so, they hit Yury Fedorchenko over the head with a heavy object. A man reportedly holding the canister then allegedly emptied its flammable contents around the house and over various members of the Fedorchenko family, who are reported to have been sleeping at the time. The three men then allegedly lit the flammable substance and left the house, barring the premises’ main door to prevent the inhabitants from escaping. The ignition of the flammable substance reportedly caused a powerful explosion. 53. It is believed that, as a result of the arson attack, five people died and two were injured. According to the reports, firefighters found the burnt remains of two members of the family, Vladimir Fedorchenko and his son, Jura Fedorchenko, in the house on the morning of 28 October 2001. Later, three members of the Fedorchenko family allegedly died in hospital as a result of the severe burns they sustained in the fire, including: Snezhana Fedorchenko on 28 October; Misha Fedorchenko on 29 October; and Zukhra Fedorchenko on 30 October. It is reported that Takhar Fedorchenko and Yury Fedorchenko survived the fire with 70 and 40 per cent burns respectively. It is reported that an investigation was initiated.