E/CN.4/1994/31 page 26 117. Alex Zuna Espinoza was arrested on 18 June 1992 by soldiers of the "Huamachuco" 24th Infantry Regiment - he was doing his military service in Arica. While under interrogation as to his membership of a subversive group he was reportedly beaten with a chair, kicked on all parts of his body and threatened with death. 118. Alejandro Rodríguez Escobar, arrested by the carabinieros on 1 July 1992 in a street in Santiago, reportedly received several bullet wounds at the moment of his arrest. He was taken to the 3rd Carabinieros station in the Gran Avenida, where it is reported that he was repeatedly beaten and deprived of food and sleep. According to the Government, the medical report issued on 2 July 1992 indicated that Mr. Rodriguez had serious injuries consistent with having been arrested and shot at. 119. Víctor Hernán Torres Oteiza, arrested on 11 August 1992 by members of the Assaults Department in La Victoria, Santiago, was taken to General Mackenna police headquarters, where he was reportedly beaten and subjected to electric shocks. According to the Government, the medical report issued on 12 August 1992 by the legal medical service indicated that this person bore no visible signs of injuries. 120. Andrés Jordán Fariña, arrested on 3 September 1992 in Santiago by the carabinieros, was taken to the 12th Carabinieros station in the Gran Avenida, where he is reported to have been repeatedly beaten and deprived of food for five days running. According to the Government, the medical report issued on 8 September 1992 by the legal medical service indicated that Mr. Jordán had slight injuries caused by blunt instruments. 121. Jorge Antonio Espínola Robles, arrested by the police at the home of a relative in Santiago on 15 September 1992, was taken to the police station, where he was struck on the ears and elsewhere, suspended in the air and subjected to a mock execution. According to the Government, the medical report issued on 9 March 1992 by the legal medical service indicated that Mr. Espínola had bullet wounds in his right arm. 122. Wilson Enrique Rojas Mercado, arrested in Santiago on 15 September 1992 by the carabinieros, was taken to the carabinieros stations of La Castrina and San Gregorio, where he was reportedly beaten, threatened, subjected to electric shocks and to cigarette burns on his arms, chest and back. According to the Government, the medical report issued on 17 September 1992 by the legal medical service indicated that Mr. Rojas had injuries likely to have been caused by a blunt instrument. 123. Alejandro Rodríguez Escobar, was arrested on 1 July 1992 in a street in Santiago by the carabinieros, who reportedly shot him in the right arm and the left foot. In spite of his wounds, he was reported to have been severely beaten during interrogation. 124. Carlos Alberto Silva Duncan, arrested by the police on 6 March 1992 in Santiago, was taken to General Mackenna police headquarters, where he was held until 16 March. He was reportedly subjected to such forms of torture as electric shocks, beatings inflicted on various parts of his body and threats.

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