E/CN.4/2000/9 page 138 three months before, to seven months after, their delivery. Medical care is free for everybody. 702. Concerning Soon-ok Lee, the Government indicated that she had never been detained. It also denied the existence of the Kaechon Reform Institution. Republic of Korea Regular communications and replies received 703. By letter dated 29 November 1999, the Special Rapporteur advised the Government that he had received information on the poor conditions in many prisons. In many prisons medical care is reportedly inadequate, particularly in relation to the health care needs of women. Prisoners are allegedly frequently held in solitary confinement for long periods, sometimes even years, are deprived of sleep for several days, questioned throughout the night, threatened and beaten. 704. The Special Rapporteur transmitted information on the following individual cases. 705. Park No-hae was reportedly arrested in March 1991 by members of the Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP) and interrogated for over 30 days. He was allegedly severely beaten and, for the first 10 days of interrogation, he was allowed to sleep only for a few hours each night. The Government replied on 14 December 1999 (see para. 708 below). 706. Baik Tae-ung a leader of the Socialist Workers League, Sanomaeng, was reportedly arrested in April 1992 by members of the ANSP. After his arrest, he was reportedly interrogated for 22 days during which time he was allegedly deprived of sleep for long periods, beaten and injected with drugs, purportedly in an attempt to extract a confession. The Government replied on 14 December 1999 (see para. 708 below). 707. Kim Nak-Jung, the former Co-President of the Minjung Party, was reportedly detained from 25 August to 15 September 1992 by members of the ANSP who accused him of having met four North Korean agents between 1990 and 1992. He was allegedly beaten by a group of ANSP agents using clubs, particularly on his fingers, resulting in scars and bruising on his head and arms. He was also allegedly deprived of sleep for long periods causing him to faint during interrogation. The Government replied on 14 December 1999 (see para. 708 below). 708. Yang Hong-Kwan was reportedly arrested by agents of the ANSP in September 1992. At the time of his arrest, he was allegedly stripped, beaten, forced to do repeated physical exercise and deprived of sleep. As a result of this alleged mistreatment, he reportedly made a confession. The Government replied to the above four cases together on 14 December 1999. It indicated that the four men were released on 15 August 1998 under a general amnesty. The Government stated that none of the men had filed any complaint nor any lawsuit for State compensation for any alleged torture. The Government advised that since being released, Park No-hae has freely engaged in various literary activities, and Baik Tae-Ung has moved to the United States to undertake graduate studies. 709. Oh Jeung-Eun, Han Sung-Ki and Jang Suk-Jung were reportedly detained by four ANSP agents at the Seoul District Prosecution Office, from 31 August to