E/CN. 4/1989/15 page 20 (c) Subramaniam Suthaharan, together with 12 other workers from Eelamurasu p r e s s , were reportedly arrested in Alaveddy on 10 October 1987; Mr. Suthaharan was released and r e a r r e s t e d on 16 February 1988; he was taken to Hotel Paradise (a mini camp of the IPKP), where he was reportedly subjected t o torture u n t i l his release on 19 February 19 88. 92. On 30 November 1988/ the Goverment of Sri Lanka submitted information concerning the Tamils allegedly taken into custody in Colombo, s t a t i n g t h a t the l e t t e r submitted by the Special Rapporteur on 14 November 1988 and the annex had been referred to a u t h o r i t i e s in Colombo, in the period from the beginning of March u n t i l the end of July 1988 there had been incidents of i n t e r n a l violence between r i v a l s e p a r a t i s t groups, which had l e f t several dead. With regard to the information that Tamils returning to Sri Lanka from abroad were being i l l - t r e a t e d a t the hands of the Sri Lankan a u t h o r i t i e s , the Government had no substantiated information. Sudan 93. On 3 October 1988, a l e t t e r was addressed to the Government of Sudan transmitting information alleging t h a t the p e n a l t i e s of amputation and flogging as contained in the so-called "September Laws" promulgated in 1983 were s t i l l being carried out. At l e a s t 60 persons had reportedly been sentenced to the penalty of amputation and the sentence of flogging was s t i l l being imposed. Syrian Arab Republic 94. On 6 April 1988, a l e t t e r was addressed t o the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic transmitting information alleging t h a t Muhanmad Al-Arraj, arrested on 3 October 1987 by members of Al-Amn Al-Askari (military s e c u r i t y ) , had been held in Fara' Falastin in Damascus where he died in early January 1988 as a r e s u l t of t o r t u r e . In addition, Trad Khalil, Na'man Abdo, Nizar Maradni, May Al-hafez, Na'man J i b , Sanar Al-bunni and Ghassan Maradni were arrested by Al-Amn Al-Askari between 7 September and 12 December 1987 and held in Al Ladhiqiyah Halab (Aleppo) and Damascus. According t o reports they were allegedly subjected t o severe t o r t u r e . 9 5. On 8 June 1988, a l e t t e r was addressed t o the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic transmitting information alleging that p o l i t i c a l prisoners were systematically subjected t o c r u e l t r e a t n e n t . According to r e p o r t s , Riad Al-Turk, arrested on 28 October 1980, was systematically t o r t u r e d , which resulted in a broken arm and leg and deafness in h i s r i g h t e a r . Ghassam Najjar, arrested in April 1980, had been reportedly tortured and beaten by prison guards since 1984. F i n a l l y , Ahmad Mahdi, a r r e s t e d in March 1980, died a t the end of April 1984, allegedly as a r e s u l t of force-feeding and e l e c t r i c shock t r e a t n e n t . 96. On 3 October 1988, another l e t t e r was addressed t o the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic transmitting information alleging t h a t t o r t u r e of p o l i t i c a l detainees was systematically used by security personnel during interrogation to e x t r a c t information. In that connection i t was alleged t h a t Albert Laham and his son victor Laham were arrested in December 1987 outside Damascus and held and subjected t o t o r t u r e in Adra Civil Prison. In addition, Kassem Ghounegeh, Musa Khalife and Faraj Dirzieh (15- and 16-year-old students) were allegedly a r r e s t e d on 5 September 1987 near the Syrian-Lebanese