E/CN.4/1989/15 page 13 56. On 19 October 1988, another letter was addressed to the Government of Indonesia transmitting information alleging that on 25 April 1988 several hundred Moluccans had been arrested by the military police in the Moluccas. Finally, it was reported that Pieter Nasarany was detained on 13 July 1988 in Piru, a village in West Seram Island. He was allegedly held incommunicado and subjected to torture. 57. On 22 July 1988, the Government of Indonesia informed the Special Rapporteur that Mrs. Indrawati had been arrested by the police on charges of arson in October 1987. During her detention she had fallen ill and been admitted to the Sleman Public Hospital. According to her medical examination there was no sign of violence on her body. She was no longer detained as evidence to be forwarded to the court by the District Attorney was lacking. Furthermore, the Government submitted information concerning Binsar, rejecting the allegation that his paralysis was a result of beatings by prison officers and stating that it was a result of high fever and feebleness of the legs. He had been released on 28 October 1987, but was still under the supervision of the Child Supervisory and Guidance Agency. His health had been restored and he had regained his ability to walk and speak without difficulty. 58. By a letter dated 30 November 1988, the Government of Indonesia rejected the accusation that several hundred Moluccans had been detained for the last four months in Molucca. It stated that, after a thorough investigation conducted by the authorities, the accusations were found to be factually untrue. Referring to the case of Pieter Nasarany, the Government informed the Special Rapporteur that he had been arrested on 13 July 1988, but had not been held incommunicado, nor subjected to torture. Islamic Republic of Iran 59. On 25 October 1988, a letter was addressed to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran transmitting information alleging that torture was systematically used in that country. According to reports, children as young as six years old and women who had just given birth were subjected to torture. Complaints were also transmitted regarding poor prison conditions (narrow, damp, dark and overcrowded cells, insufficient food and non-existent sanitary conditions). In addition, three cases of alleged torture while in detention (Maryam Abdelahi, Maghrebi and Rashidi) were transmitted to the Government. Israel 60. On 3 October 1988, a letter was addressed to the Government of Israel transmitting information alleging that the practice of torture on detainees, in particular minors, had become a routine in the occupied territories. Children and youths were subjected to beatings, sometimes until they lost consciousness in Ansar II, Al-Far'a Prison, Gaza Central Prison and Ramallah prison. Many children were reportedly tortured to extract confessions. Torture was allegedly also carried out by the Israeli Defence Forces. 61. The Government of Israel transmitted a reply to the letter of 3 October on 24 November 1988, repudiating the allegation that a policy of torture and ill-treatment was practised in the administered territories. It stated that Israel had been confronted with continual outbreaks of violence and that it was Israel's responsibility, recognized by international law, to protect its