E/CN.4/1996/35/Add.1 page 109 investigation by an examining magistrate, the senior military procurator initiated criminal proceedings in connection with evidence of the crimes for premeditated killing. Testimony by village inhabitants revealed numerous instances of killing of civilians, theft and destruction of private property, including burning of villagers’ homes. The military procurator’s office did not receive any reports of summary executions of villagers by troops belonging to the federal forces. Investigations had been suspended by the blockade of the village by its inhabitants and investigation by local law enforcement agencies were hampered by the fact that the procurator’s office and the Ministry of the Interior of the Chechen Republic had only recently resumed their activities. Because many of the soldiers who took part in the fighting had left the Chechen Republic, the main investigations were being carried out at the units’ permanent bases. Saudi Arabia Information transmitted to the Government and replies received 578. By letter dated 18 September 1995 the Special Rapporteur advised the Government that he had received information indicating that the torture and ill-treatment of prisoners in Priman prison in Jeddah were widespread. It was reported that the prison had insufficient space for detainees to sleep, that temperatures sometimes reached as high as 54 degrees Celsius and that it lacked medical facilities to treat prisoners, many of whom were ill. 579. The Special Rapporteur also transmitted the individual cases described in the following paragraphs. 580. Four Christian prisoners, with the surnames Garcase (aged 89), Bile, Johanis and Caperey (correct spellings uncertain), were allegedly taken outside the prison on 13 July 1994 and severely beaten for failing to participate in a Muslim prayer session. 581. Muhammad Dahir Dualle, a national of Somalia, was reportedly arrested and beaten in Mecca on 14 August 1994 because he was not in possession of a passport. He was taken to Jeddah, and after failing to locate the house in which he had left the passport, was allegedly beaten severely, causing him to suffer a broken nose and profuse bleeding from his ears and nose. He was treated at hospital and taken to Priman prison. At the prison, he slipped and fell while carrying some books. In response, a soldier allegedly kicked him in the kidney and, as a result, he had to be transferred back to hospital. A doctor diagnosed a serious injury to his kidney and ordered that he refrain from normal work. 582. Gulam Mustafa, a national of Pakistan, was allegedly tortured on 23 May 1994 in a detention centre for drug offenders in Jeddah. Police personnel allegedly inserted an object into his penis and applied electric shocks, causing him to bleed. He was transferred to Priman prison with his penis bleeding heavily. 583. Osman Gheddi Guled, a national of Djibouti, was transferring planes for Cairo when he was arrested, reportedly after failing to pay a bribe to the authorities when khat, a herbal stimulant, was found in his luggage. His