E/CN.4/1989/15 page 8 Czechoslovakia 3 1 . On 6 A p r i l 1988, a l e t t e r was addressed t o the Government of Czechoslovakia t r a n s m i t t i n g information a l l e g i n g t h a t Pavel Wonka was a r r e s t e d on 26 May 1986. Since 6 November 1987, he was r e p o r t e d t o have been d e t a i n e d in the p r i s o n of P i l z e - P l a z e n - B o r y , where he was s e v e r e l y b e a t e n and kept i n s o l i t a r y confinement. 32. In a l e t t e r d a t e d 23 August 1988, the Government of Czechoslovakia informed the S p e c i a l Rapporteur t h a t d u r i n g h i s d e t e n t i o n (13 August 1987 t o 26 February 1988) no v i o l e n c e was used a g a i n s t Pavel Wonka and t h a t he was n o t s u b j e c t e d t o any degrading t r e a t m e n t . The r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of the independent H e l s i n k i Watch Group s t a t e d in t h e i r r e p o r t t h a t t h e y had n o t found any p h y s i c a l evidence of v i o l e n c e or m i s t r e a t m e n t . El Salvador 33. On 6 April 1988, a letter was addressed to the Government of El Salvador transmitting information alleging that Gerardo Hernandez Torres had been subjected to torture on 16 December 1987, as a result of which he had died. Furthermore, it was alleged that Jose Guadalupe Dominguez and Vladimir Gusman Rosales had been arrested on 11 December 1988 and subjected to torture, first in the barracks of the 1st Infantry Brigade in San Salvador and later in the national police headquarters. 34. On 10 June 1988, a letter was addressed to the Government of El Salvador transmitting information alleging that Celestino Gomez Granados was detained on 4 April 1988 by members of the 4th Military Detachment of San Francisco de Gotera. He was allegedly beaten, tortured and then handed over to the national police. His whereabouts are still unknown. In addition Abraham Chavez and Jose Telesforo Gonzalez were reported to have been transferred to the barracks of San Francisco de Gotera where they were subjected to torture. Mr. Chavez was then transferred to the penal centre in Morazar and Mr. Gonzalez was released. Furthermore, Cruz Rivera and Felix Rivera were allegedly detained by the army on 26 February 1987, subjected to torture and later found dead. 35. On 17 August 1988, another letter was addressed to the Government of El Salvador transmitting information alleging that Mi jail Machuca, Rigoberto Ventura, Nicolas Vasquez and Godofredo Garcia were arrested on 24 May 1988 by the 3rd Brigade of the army. They were reportedly beaten and prevented from eating for three days. On 27 May 1988, the four of them were transferred to the police headquarters in San Miguel, where they were allegedly again subjected to torture. Mr. Garcia, however, was released on 1 June 1988 and the other three on 2 June 1988. France 36. On 28 July 1988, a letter was addressed to the Government of France transmitting information alleging that S. J. Kalibi and A. Monachipour, both of Iranian nationality and resident in France, were arrested on 20 September 1986 and subsequently sentenced to four years' imprisonment for forming a criminal association. They were allegedly subjected to various forms of ill-treatnent during the four days that they were held incommunicado. Both had reportedly been subjected to beatings, threats,