E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.5 page 17 3. Asha Lal Tamang, aged 22. On 12 September 2005, he was apprehended by about five policemen in connection with an alleged motorcycle theft. He was slapped a number of times and beaten with a flat stick, about 1.2 m long, on the left forearm and buttocks. At around 10 a.m. he was brought to the Hanuman Dhoka District Police Office. He was forced to lie face down in the interrogation room and was beaten by two policemen, whom he was able to describe. He was beaten on the face 5-10 times with bamboo sticks when he refused to sign a confession. He was then taken to his aunt’s house, where his room was searched. When no evidence was found he was taken to his friend’s house, and then was handcuffed and taken back to the police station at around 3 p.m. According to the medical examination, there was an abrasion on his right lower lip and contusions on his right forearm and buttocks. The injuries are consistent with the alleged account. 4. Binod Baiju, aged 21. On 6 September 2005, a van and a car full of uniformed police officers arrived at his shop in Jorpati Naya Basti, in search of a thief. He was arrested together with three others, handcuffed and transported by van to Boudha Police Office. In the van he was beaten with sticks on his legs, back and head. When he tried to raise his hands to protect his head, he was struck and sustained an injury on the finger of his left hand. At the police station, beatings by both uniformed and plain-clothes police resumed, with plastic pipes. He indicated that he could identify the perpetrators. He was brought to Hanuman Dhoka District Police Office the following day. According to the medical examination, he had a healing contusion on his upper left leg and a possible fracture of the ring finger on his left hand, consistent with beatings administered with blunt objects. As a result, he complained that he continued to experience pain in his arms and legs. 2. Patan (Jawalakhel) Police Office (12 September 2005) 5. Suresh Syantan Tamang, aged 22. On 7 September 2005, some time after 7.45 p.m., he passed out on a bus due to intoxication and was deposited in front of his home. He was brought by two police officers to Imadol Police Office. By the time he arrived there he had regained consciousness and found himself being dragged by his hair along the gravel compound and beaten by the Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), who accused him of theft. He was struck three times with a bamboo stick on the back and the left leg, and slapped in the face, while four officers looked on. The beatings lasted for about 20 minutes before a car from the Patan Police Office came to collect him. The ASI had warned him not to tell anyone what had happened. On the way, he was taken to the Patan Hospital, where he was examined by the attending doctor in the presence of a police officer, and did not complain about the beatings. The doctor only recorded that he was drunk and did not provide him with treatment as he was unable to pay for it. The following morning at around 9 a.m., in his statement to the sub-inspector of Patan Police Office, he reported the beating on the previous evening, and was told that he deserved it for being a thief. This was later retracted, and he was told that he was not at fault. On Friday evening he was taken back to the hospital because one of his relatives was able to pay for some medication for his back. On that occasion he reported the beating to the doctor. On 11 September, he was brought before a judge for the first time. In the vehicle on the way to the court he tried to pull up his shirtsleeves to make his injuries visible, but the police officers pulled them down again. He did not tell the judge about the beating because he was afraid of reprisals. He added that the officers in Patan Police Office had treated him well. According to the medical