Table 11. Torture reports during detention in pre-trial detention facilities time period torture reports 1 during detention in a PDF 9 (5.7%) 2 when taken out of a PDF 12 (13.3%) As many as 9 out of 157 persons held in pre-trial detention facilities who were interviewed reported that they were exposed to torture during their detention in a PDF. From a monitoring group report: “Yes, they beat us here.”52 “Sometimes they beat us.”53 “Officers of the PDF beat me.”54 “Since I do not have any close relatives except for a disabled brother, officers of the PDF threatened and insulted me, and kept beating me on the head.”55 “The chief of the security unit keeps threatening me all the time.”56 Twelve persons held in PDFs who participated in interviews reported that they were exposed to torture when they were taken out of PDFs. From a monitoring group report: “When the trial hearing was over and the security guards were going to take us back to the PDF, an operative officer approached me in the court hallway and hit me in the face.”57 “Operative officers beat me and wanted to intimidate me.”58 “There was torture. The Ombudsman has my complaint.”59 “Officers of the PDF exerted psychological pressure.”60 Table 12. Torture reports by respondents held in reception centres 2 time period at the moment of actual detention and between actual detention and placement in a reception centre during detention in a reception centre 3 when taken out of a reception centre 1 torture reports 9 (6.3%) 0 1 (0.7%) Of 139 persons placed in the reception centres under the Bishkek Chief Interior Department and Osh Interior Department who were interviewed, nine persons (6.3%) stated that torture was used at the moment of actual detention and between actual detention and placement in a reception centre. All complaints about torture came from those held in the reception centre under the Bishkek Chief Interior Department. 52 Monitoring group report, No. С3-5. Monitoring group report, No. С6-5. 54 Monitoring group report, No. С4-22. 55 Monitoring group report, No. С4-32. 56 Monitoring group report, No. С4-40. 57 Monitoring group report, No. С3-9. 58 Monitoring group report, No. С3-6. 59 Monitoring group report, No. С5-1. 60 Monitoring group report, No. С4-23. 53 59