E/CN.4/2001/66 page 159 Observations 806. The consistency of the reports reaching the Special Rapporteur over the years with the general allegations referred to in the paragraphs above leads him to conclude that there is sufficient substance to them to give cause for the gravest concern. The apparent pervasive impunity of the security forces must be seen as an essential factor. Namibia 807. By letter dated 5 October 2000, the Special Rapporteur advised the Government that he had received information on the following individual cases. 808. Erkki Fiderato, known as “Sikeletu”, was reportedly arrested on 7 January 2000 by members of the Namibian Special Field Force (SFF). They allegedly kicked him and beat him with rifle butts before taking him to their base close to Utokota village, where he was allegedly beaten with an iron bar. He was then reportedly taken away in a police vehicle. His whereabouts remain unknown. It is believed that he may have been under detention at a military base near the Rundu airport or that he may have been handed over to the Angolan army at Calai. 809. Kamungwe Ngondo, a 25-year-old farmer, was reportedly arrested on 3 February 2000 after failing to show his identity documents. Members of the SFF are said to have taken him to their base at the airport and to have beaten him with a sjambok (whip) on his back and chest which is said to have caused scarring. He was reportedly released two weeks later. Nepal 810. By letter dated 10 October 2000, the Special Rapporteur advised the Government that he had received information on the following individual cases. 811. Chija Maya Tamang was reportedly arrested at her home in Bhotetar, Budhabare VDC-1 in Jhapa district on 15 November 2000 and taken to the district police office in Ilam, apparently in connection with a murder. On 16 November, two policemen and a policewoman allegedly tied her legs together, held her upside down and beat her on the soles of her feet, legs and back. She also reportedly had sticks rolled over her back and legs, and pins were said to have been pricked into the soles of her feet. On 18 November, she was reportedly threatened with death and given electric shocks to her chest. Her two-year-old daughter, who had been arrested with her, was also said to have been slapped by police. 812. Resham Bahadur Lama was reportedly arrested by the police on 4 August 1999 on suspicion of involvement in an altercation. He was said to have been taken to the Singha Durbar ward police office and reportedly severely beaten with a stick and kicked with boots whilst being asked about the whereabouts of two other suspects. The next morning, he was allegedly taken to the district police office at Hanuman Dhoka and again beaten severely. As a result, he is said to have lost a tooth and to have suffered swellings to his face.