E/CN.4/2000/9 page 85 heavily. He is said to have been tied up in the police station, lashed across the neck with a whip and warned that he would be the next victim. 410. During his trial, Gregorio Pancho Borapa, the mayor of Rebola, was reportedly able to whisper only a few words, with difficulty, and when the prosecutor asked him to speak up, he said, "I can't because they broke my jaw when they were torturing me". 411. David Nuachuku, a Nigerian, was allegedly kept handcuffed for 52 days at the Malabo police station. His hands and legs were tied behind his back with electric cables and he was beaten until he lost consciousness. 412. César Copoburu was reportedly forced to confess to being one of the approximately 30 people involved in the attacks on military camps of 21 January. His confession was allegedly obtained using torture. He is said to have broken bones in the lower body and to have received no treatment of any kind. 413. Milagrosa Cheba, secretary of an agricultural trade union whose director is alleged to be a leader of the attacks, was reportedly tortured severely. According to the information received, she was forced to remain kneeling for several hours and was subsequently beaten about the head. She is reportedly the only woman convicted on the basis of a confession obtained through torture. She was sentenced to six years' imprisonment. 414. Domiciana Bisobe Robe was allegedly arrested for being romantically involved with one of the leaders of the attacks on the military camps. She was reportedly taken several times to the Malabo police station in the middle of the night for interrogation. There she was undressed and beaten and her breasts were handled, but she was not raped. 415. Francisca Bisoco Biné, the wife of Robustiano Capote Sopole, who was sentenced in June 1996 to 26 years' imprisonment, had a miscarriage because of the beating she received. The security forces reportedly arrested her on 23 January in her home in Sampaca in the absence of her husband. Despite the fact that she was pregnant, she was allegedly lashed with a whip and detained in Malabo police station for five days, after which her child was stillborn. 416. Bessy, one of the Nigerians suspected of training the attackers, was reportedly beaten heavily every night, especially on the soles of the feet. One of his legs was completely infected and his feet were swollen. On 24 January, some of the prisoners reportedly asked the guards to remove him from the cell because he might infect all the others, to which the guards replied "We're going to kill you all anyway." Shortly thereafter, a military doctor arrived with the Minister of Health and observed that Bessy had died. 417. Idelfonso Borupu was allegedly arrested in Basakato for having treated one of the wounded attackers. He was subsequently taken to Malabo police station in uncertain health. Once there, he was left to the elements, was beaten and died. 418. Irineo Barbosa Elobé reportedly died in hospital on 1 March 1998. It is said that he showed signs of mental imbalance as a result of the torture to which he was subjected.