E/CN. 4/1989/15 page 25 Haiti 116. A message was sent on 2 June 19 88 concerning Rene Pierre Louis allegedly held incommunicado for six months in the Criminal Investigation Service in Port-au-Prince. He was reportedly subjected t o t o r t u r e . 117. Another message was sent on 29 September 1988 concerning Serge Joseph, arrested on 5 August 1988 and held in detention in the l e s Cayes barracks. Afterwards he was taken to hospital suffering from serious injuries as a r e s u l t of t o r t u r e . Honduras 118. A message was sent on 25 March 1988 concerning Hector Hernandez Fuentes, who had been harassed by security personnel. Furthermore, kidnap threats were made against his 15-year-old son, Hector Hernandez Salinas and Gustavo Melendez Madrid. 119. Another message was sent on 5 May 1988 concerning Roger Gonzalez allegedly detained on 19 April 1988 by members of the Direccion Nacional de Investigaciones (DNI) (National Police Directorate). It was reported that Mr. Gonzalez was transferred on 25 April to the police headquarters in Casamata. Two habeas corpus procedures were filed on his behalf, one on 22 April 1988 in Tegucigalpa and the other on 25 April 1988 in Casamata. Fear was expressed that he might have been subjected to torture. 120. Furthermore, a message was sent on 23 September 1988 concerning the alleged detention of Father Alberto Rayman on 14 September 1988 by three members of DNI. it was reported that Father Rayman was detained near the headquarters of the Honduran Workers' Federation in San Pedro Sula. Fear was expressed for his physical integrity. 121. Finally, a message was sent on 2 December 1988 concerning the detention of Ramon Alfredo Betanco on 17 October, Juan Bautista Valladares Aguilar on 19 October, Francisco Javier Ruiz on 21 October 1988. They were arrested in the city of Choluteca by security forces. In addition, it was alleged that two Nicaraguan citizens (Marco Antonio Cheves Sovermelleri and Jacinto Martinez Davila) had been detained by security forces in Gualiquene, Orocuina, Department of Choluteca. Fear was expressed that they had been subjected to torture. 122. In a letter dated 2 December 1988, the Government of Honduras informed the Special Rapporteur that it had noted the allegations transmitted from 1985 to 1988 by the Special Rapporteur and stated that the information had been submitted to the Inter-institutional Commission for Human Rights, which would issue a report upon conclusion of its investigations. Therefore the Government of Honduras requested the Special Rapporteur to defer his study of the communications regarding Honduras until the above-mentioned Commission had pronounced itself and forwarded its conclusions to him. 123. In addition, on 7 December 1988, the Government replied to the urgent action transmitted on 2 December 1988 stating that certain elements from the military in Choluteca had been charged with having committed several crimes and were being held at the military premises in Salamar awaiting trial.

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