E/CN.4/1989/15 page 28 137. On 16 August 1988, the Government of the Philippines transmitted a letter informing the Special Rapporteur that the Philippines Commission on Human Rights, the armed forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Department of National Defence had been duly instructed to investigate the case concerning Fernando Suanaco and that, as soon as the results of the investigations were received, the Special Rapporteur would be informed. 138. On 29 August 1988, the Government of the Philippines informed the Special Rapporteur by letter that Armando Natividad was not illegally detained. He had been charged with murder before the Manila City Fiscal's Office. His case had likewise been referred to the Commission on Human Rights. Under those circumstances it was impossible that Mr. Natividad had been subjected to torture or maltreatment. 139. In a letter dated 29 September 1988, the Government of the Philippines reported that the Philippines Commission on Human Rights had decided to subpoena Noel Villalba and, if he still refused to appear at the hearing to determine the validity of his complaints, the Commission would have no alternative but to order the case closed. Somalia 140. A message was s e n t on 5 May 1988 concerning Yusuf A l i Arapeh, Ali Hesse Baden, Mahamed B a h i r , Aden Abdullahi Dindeel, I s m a i l Jama Elmi, Abdi Musse Gadeed, Nur Mohamed Ibrahim, Ahmed aw Jama, Hahdi Labaleh, Mohamed Mawel, Ahmed Meaad, Mohamed Musse, Mohamed Samatar, Mohamed Haji Tubeer and Aden Absiyeh Warsame a l l e g e d l y a r r e s t e d by m i l i t a r y p e r s o n n e l on 10 March 1988, i n the western town of Gebiley. They were r e p o r t e d l y s u b j e c t e d t o t o r t u r e and Mohamed Warsame was l a t e r r e l e a s e d , b u t died soon a f t e r w a r d s as a r e s u l t of having been t o r t u r e d . 1 4 1 . Furthermore, a message was s e n t on 1 June 1988 concerning n i n e s t u d e n t s (Aden Mussa A b d u l l a h i , F a i s a l Abdullahi Aden, Abdulkadir Haji Arap, Abdulrahman Abdi Elmi, Amal Jama Ibrahim, Mohamed Mahamoud I s m a i l , Abdullahi Kayd Mohamed, Anisa Abdi Yusuf, Nasir Aden Yusuf) and t h r e e s c h o o l t e a c h e r s (Abdi A b d u l l a h i , Mahdi Osman and Ahmed Ali Toor), a l l e g e d l y a r r e s t e d i n Hargeisa i n the l a s t week of March 1988. They were r e p o r t e d l y b e i n g h e l d a t N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y S e r v i c e d e t e n t i o n c e n t r e s and a t t h e c e n t r a l p r i s o n . All of them were r e p o r t e d l y s u b j e c t e d t o t o r t u r e and i l l - t r e a t m e n t and were currently detained without charge. 142. In a d d i t i o n , a message was s e n t on 1 J u l y 1988 concerning Nut Abbey, Jama Abdi Farah, Mohamed Mahamond I s m a i l , Haji Mohamed Bursade, Ali Mohmed D i r e e , A b d i l l a h i J i r r e Duale, Ali J i r r e Duale and Mohamed Karshe, a l l e g e d l y a r r e s t e d i n June 1988, held i n Godka N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y S e r v i c e Centre i n Muqdishu and s u b j e c t e d t o t o r t u r e . 143. Another message was s e n t on 18 J u l y 1988 concerning S a f i a Hashi Madar. Allegedly a r r e s t e d on 14 J u l y 1984, she had been h e l d i n the p e n i t e n t i a r y of Hargeysa s i n c e she was sentenced t o l i f e imprisonment i n March 1988. As a r e s u l t of the i l l - t r e a t m e n t she suffered a t the time of her a r r e s t and of having given b i r t h t o her son w h i l s t under d e t e n t i o n , her h e a l t h was s a i d t o be d e t e r i o r a t i n g c o n s t a n t l y .