E/CN.4/2000/9 page 67 320. Lastly, the Special Rapporteur has received information indicating that rape is widely practiced by the military. Ms. Moulembo, a widow, and her daughter and a friend were allegedly all raped in her home in Tié-Tié on 16 October 1997 by armed men in army uniform; Kala Kala, aged 17, was reportedly raped on 17 October near the Brazzaville airport; Brigitte Mabiala is said to have been raped by Angolan soldiers at Dolisie on 20 October 1997; Louise Mandongo, who was two weeks pregnant, was allegedly raped in her home in the Petit Zanaga quarter of Dolisie and has been partially paralysed; Laeticia Bayouloula, a girl aged 16, was reportedly raped by members of the armed forces in Makana on 4 October 1998. 321. The Special Rapporteur has also received information on the following persons. 322. Christian Mounzeo, Secretary-General of the Congolese Observatory for Human Rights, was reportedly arrested on 15 November 1998 at Pointe-Noire airport following an altercation with a police officer. He is said to have been released the next day after being beaten. No explanation was given for his arrest. Other members of the Observatory have reportedly been threatened, particularly after the publication of a report on the situation in the Pool region. 323. In the wake of violence perpetrated by armed gangs in the Pool region, security agents allegedly interrogated and mistreated many inhabitants. Specifically, on 4 October 1998, they reportedly stabbed people who were travelling from Mabaya to Brazzaville. The travellers were allegedly taken from their cars and searched. Dikamona Ngoma reportedly sustained serious stomach injuries. Igor Mayetala, Jean Kimounga and Pacôme Tchakaka reportedly also suffered stabbing wounds. Laeticia Bayouloula, aged 16, is said to have been abducted and raped. 324. Lucien Kende was allegedly arrested on 4 March 1998 at Tchimbamba in Pointe Noire by soldiers who were searching for weapons. After looting his house, they reportedly beat him and took him to the gendarmerie camp, where he was detained overnight. The grounds for his arrest are not known. 325. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Marie Mpoulé was reportedly arrested at his home on 13 March 1998 and taken to the current headquarters of the Police Intervention Unit, where he was allegedly mistreated. He was then reportedly transferred to the gendarmerie camp and released only in early April 1998. The grounds for his arrest are not known. 326. Guy Boulout Onanga, a former police captain, was reportedly arrested together with several of his men in February 1998. The reason for his arrest was allegedly the fact that he complained about the attitude of a security chief, who refused to allow him and his men, members of the Cobras, to join the regular government forces. They were allegedly beaten violently at the time of their arrest. Mr. Boulout Onanga's arms were reportedly bound behind his back and a gun barrel placed in his ear. They were allegedly all detained in the central police station in Brazzaville until April 1998, although none of them was indicted. One of the police officers, Jean-Pierre Itoua Awun, reportedly died later as a result of his injuries.