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2nd Carabinieros station, where he was subjected to such forms of torture as
electric shocks, suffocation with a plastic bag, submerging of the head in
water, mock executions and beatings.
110. Rafael Escorza Henríquez was arrested by the police at his home in
Santiago in April 1992. Among other forms of torture he was reportedly beaten
on the hands and feet, deprived of food and sleep for five days and
threatened. The Government replied that he had been sentenced to life
imprisonment for terrorism and that he had never complained of ill-treatment
by the police.
111. Luis Alejandro Reyes Reyes, arrested on 16 March 1992 at Temuco during a
clash with the carabinieros, was transported to the Regional Hospital with
gunshot wounds, and was reportedly beaten on various parts of the body,
including his wounded arm. According to the Government, the medical report
issued on 20 April 1992 by the Temuco Regional Hospital indicated that
Mr. Reyes had bullet wounds as well as a broken arm.
112. Maria Cristina San Juan Avila, arrested by the police on 31 March 1992 at
her home in Santiago, was reportedly kept for two days and two nights
blindfolded, deprived of food and sleep and beaten. The Government replied
that she had been sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism and that she
had never complained of ill-treatment by the police.
113. Víctor González González, arrested by the police on 6 March 1992 in the
Plaza Italia, Santiago, was taken to the General Mackenna central police
station, where he was reportedly subjected to a series of interrogations
during which he was beaten, threatened with harm to his wife and given
electric shocks. The Government replied that the medical report issued on
9 March 1992 by the legal medical service indicated that there were no visible
signs of injuries.
114. Axel Osorio Rivera, arrested in Santiago on 11 June 1992 by the
carabinieros, was taken to the 3rd Carabinieros station, where he is reported
to have been continually beaten and deprived of food and sleep for five days.
The Government replied that the medical report issued on 12 June 1992 by the
legal medical service indicated that there were no visible signs of injuries.
115. Vicente Vega Moreno, arrested in Santiago on 11 June 1992, together with
Axel Osorio Rivera, was taken to the 36th Carabinieros station where he was
reportedly punched many times and threatened with his own death and that of
his family. According to the Government, the medical report issued on
15 June 1992 by the legal medical service indicated that this person bore no
visible signs of injuries.
116. Andrés Eduardo Castro Caracciolo, arrested by the carabinieros on
14 June 1992 at his home in the commune of La Florida, Santiago, was taken to
the 3rd Carabinieros station, where it is reported that he was repeatedly
threatened, beaten and deprived of food. According to the Government, the
medical report issued on 16 June 1992 by the legal medical service indicated
that this person bore no visible signs of injuries.
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