OPINION No. 29/2005 (UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Communication addressed to the Government on 12 January 2005.

Concerning Edward Reuben Muito.

The State is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

1. (Same text as paragraph 1 of opinion No. 20/2004.)

2. The Working Group conveys its appreciation to the Government for having forwarded
the requisite information.

3. The Government, in its response, confirms that Mr. Muito is no longer in detention in the United Kingdom and has been deported to Kenya.

4. Having examined all the information submitted to it, and without prejudging the arbitrary nature of the detention, the Working Group, on the basis of paragraph 17 (a) of its revised methods of work, decides to file the case.

Adopted on 1 September 2005