A/HRC/21/18 Lebanon 31. On 22 July 2011, Saadeddine Shatila, a representative in Lebanon of the Genevabased NGO Alkarama, was allegedly visited at his house by a military intelligence agent, who summoned him to questioning. On 25 July 2011, Mr. Shatila presented himself at the military intelligence headquarters at 8 a.m. and was not allowed to contact anyone for 12 hours. He was reportedly released at 8 p.m. the same day, after having been questioned for more than seven hours by military intelligence officials about his work and that of Alkarama, and about how information was collected on individual cases. Mr. Shatila was informed that he was being investigated for “publishing information which damages the reputation of the military” and for “spreading false news”. The following day, military police visited Mr. Shatila‟s office and his house. When they did not find him, they allegedly called him on his mobile from his home phone to instruct him to go to the Military Court in Beirut, where he was questioned for hours by a Commissioner of the Government without the presence of a lawyer. On 10 August 2011, several special procedures sent an urgent appeal in relation to his case (A/HRC/19/44, p. 56). 32. On 28 October 2011, Mr. Shatila was again summoned for questioning in the Military Court. This took place on 31 October 2011 with the presence of a lawyer. Reportedly, Mr. Shatila was asked how he had documented cases and submitted them to Geneva and was told that he was harming the reputation of Lebanon and its military. It is reported that the harassment by military intelligence and the military justice system was intended to intimidate him from documenting cases of torture and arbitrary detention and from engaging with international human rights mechanisms. Information received indicates that the charges against Mr. Shatila were dropped in February 2012. At the time of completion of the present report, the Government had not replied to the urgent appeal sent on 10 August 2011. Malawi 33. On 17 March 2012, John Kapito, Chairperson of the Malawi Human Rights Commission, was allegedly approached in Lilongwe by approximately 30 police officers who arrested him and searched his car. He was reportedly taken to a remote police station where he was interrogated without the presence of legal counsel, despite his request that his lawyer attend. The following day, his house was searched. He was allegedly asked by the police what materials he would be taking to Geneva on his forthcoming trip to present information to the International Criminal Court and what reports he would present to the Court. Mr. Kapito reportedly explained that he was not going to a meeting of the International Criminal Court but the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, which has the same acronym (ICC) and of which the Malawi Human Rights Commission is an accredited member. 34. Mr. Kapito was charged with possession of seditious material and foreign currency. He was, however, granted bail and was able to travel to Geneva to attend the International Coordinating Committee meeting. At the time of the completion of the present report, Mr. Kapito reportedly remains on bail on the charge of sedition. Several special procedures sent a communication on the case on 4 May 2012, expressing concern that the case was part of a broader campaign to silence human rights defenders in Malawi (see A/HRC/21/49). The Government has yet to respond to the communication. Saudi Arabia 35. Mohammad Fahad Al-Qahtani is a lawyer and the co-founder and President of the Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights, which campaigns against arbitrary detention. Mr. Al-Qahtani has reportedly been questioned by the Saudi authorities on 9