E/CN.4/2000/9 page 111 two members of the armed forces in Cailaco. East Timorese civilians were allegedly beaten with rifle butts, as well as being punched and kicked. Many people were reportedly arrested and detained and the information received indicates that many were allegedly tortured while in detention in order to extract information. 562. These events reportedly led to a large number of civilians taking refuge at the house of the parish priest in Maliana between 2 and 4 December 1998. On 4 December 1998, the military commander for East Timor and the Maliana Kodim commander reportedly gave assurances that the safety of those wishing to return to Cailaco would be guaranteed. However, at least three crew of a public minibus taking people back to Cailaco from Malina, Evangelino Abel, Salvador Soares and Ozorio Soares, were allegedly severely beaten by members of the Cailaco Koramil post in Bilimao hamlet, Cailaco, when the bus was allegedly stopped by Koramil members. The following individual cases have been received. 563. Crispin Correia and Ananias Soares were reportedly arrested in their homes in the village of Meligo, Cailaco subdistrict, on 27 November 1998 by members of Battalion 144, Halilintar, Kodim and SGI. Mariano Fernandes, Agustinho Pereira da Silva, Laurentino Martins, Basilio Sousa da Silva, Sergio Soares and Thomas Tavares were reportedly also arrested in the village of Aidabaleten, Atabae subdistrict. All eight persons were reportedly detained at Polres Bobonaro and allegedly subjected to torture. 564. Vasco dos Santos was reportedly lying sick in his bed when security force personnel allegedly fired shots inside his house on or about 27 November 1998. He was reportedly not shot but was beaten until his body was allegedly bruised and swollen. 565. Gustavo (no surname) and Fransisco Soares were allegedly attacked in their houses, including beatings, by members of the military. Fransisco Soares was reportedly left lying in his house badly injured, while Gustavo is believed to have disappeared following the alleged assault. 566. Jose Paulelo allegedly suffered severe bruising to his face and head and broken teeth as a result of being beaten with a piece of wood and rifle barrels. He was also reportedly burnt on his back with matches. 567. Semedio Tavares was allegedly severely beaten in early December 1998, and had his hands tied together and was led to a hill where the allegedly beating continued. 568. Rosario Lay, Tobias da Silva, Benditu Marings, Manuel Boavida and Francisco Dos Santos were allegedly arrested and tortured by members of KORAMIL 03 Maubura forces on 1 January 1999. During a Christmas party in Koramil Maubura Hall, the Maubura sub-district head got into a fight with Martinho (no surname provided) and KORAMIL members allegedly helped the sub-district head beat Martinho. When friends of Martinho complained to KORAMIL that the treatment was unfair, the five men were arrested and tortured for one hour and then released. The five men are reported to have suffered cuts and bruises to their face and stomach. 569. Cancio da Costa, Alberto Noronha Kelo, Lolito Maria Labes, Celestinho Magno, Oscar da Costa Beram de Araujo, Mariano Mendes Corte Real, Luciano das Neves, all students at the University of East Timor, were allegedly arrested in