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the same day, two other East Timorese, Adilson da Costa Correia and Domingos
Moreira, both from Mulia village, were allegedly beaten by members of the same
combined military team and taken into custody at Kopassus headquarters in
Baucau. The alleged beatings reportedly resulted in bleeding from the nose and
mouth.
546.
The Special Rapporteur received information about an incident at the
Becora prison in Dili on 2 June 1998 involving around 83 prisoners who suffered
food poisoning. The affected prisoners reportedly called for help but were
allegedly ignored by the prison authorities. One prisoner, Domingos da Silva,
was reportedly vomiting blood. Thirty-two prisoners were reportedly taken to the
local public hospital (RSUD) for treatment that night. The majority of them were
allegedly ordered to be sent back to prison by the Indonesian authorities even
though some had reportedly not recovered and still required further medical
treatment. Some prisoners who refused to return to prison were allegedly
threatened at gunpoint by military officers. According to the information
received, some prisoners were allegedly beaten, kicked at and pushed into
waiting cars to be taken back to the prison. Some military officers allegedly
pulled oxygen masks off some of the sleeping patients and forced them to return
to prison. Several prisoners reportedly later returned to hospital, where they
were vomiting. Some prisoners were reportedly returned to the hospital
unconscious. At least two prisoners reportedly died as a result of the
poisoning.
547.
Eugenio Sousa, Marito (no surname), Serafin de Jesus Ribeiro, Augusto
Pinto, and Esaias (no surname), were reportedly arrested on 11 July 1998 when
they were standing guard in the Beto hamlet in Comoro, Dili. According to the
information received, around 20 members of the armed forces approached the five
men and asked them why they were there. The youths reportedly told them that
they were keeping guard against Ninjas, to which the soldiers reportedly replied
"we are the Ninjas" and then allegedly beat and tortured them. They were
allegedly kicked and beaten with gun butts in order to extract information from
them. Serafin de Jesus Ribeiro and Augusto Pinto were allegedly stripped naked
and them hit in their faces, heads, chests and stomachs. According to the
information received, some information was obtained during the alleged torture,
which resulted in the five men being released.
548.
Anastacia de Assuncao, a woman from the village of Assalimo in Lospalos
and a niece of a commander of Falintil, was allegedly abducted on 24 September
1998 and then raped and killed by a member of Team ALPA, a paramilitary
organization trained by Kopassus. It is reported that she was last seen being
taken away on a motor bike by the member of Team ALPA after she had finished
school in Lospalos. She was reportedly beaten with stones, sustaining fatal
injuries including a fractured skull and a broken neck. Her family reportedly
requested the arrest of the member of Team ALPA and the initiation of a criminal
investigation, but it is alleged that no such action has been taken.
549.
Arlinda de Jesus was allegedly raped in front of her niece by a member of
Battalion 642 Post IV in Bubutau, Fuat village, Iliomar on 13 October 1998. An
armed soldier reportedly approached her while she was at a waterhole in Luanira
with her niece, and allegedly grabbed her and forced her into the bush without a
word. The soldier allegedly raped her despite her reported protests and
threatened her with his weapon not to scream. He allegedly threatened to shoot
her niece if she tried to run away. After the incident became known to the local
community, an officer from Kodim 1629 Lautem allegedly threatened her and her
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