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in the death of a particular person. He was taken to the police station at
Lago Agrio, and a few hours later, five policemen reportedly took him to the
banks of the Aguarico river where he was interrogated and tortured.
204. Víctor Hugo Cadena was arrested by two policemen on 25 July 1992 in a
street in the district of Atahualpa, southern Quito, and taken to the OID at
Pichincha. Here he was blindfolded, handcuffed and interrogated by four
policemen in connection with the theft of some motorcycles. According to the
information received, the policemen kicked him in the stomach and legs,
suspended him with his hands tied behind his back and subjected him to
electric shocks. Upon his release three days later he lodged a complaint with
the OID headquarters as a result of which he reportedly received threats from
certain OID officers.
205. Julio Lara Terán was arrested on 17 July 1992 in a northern district of
the city of Quito and taken to the Pre-trial Detention Centre (CDP). The next
day he was taken to the offices of the OID at Pichincha where he was
interrogated in connection with a robbery. During the interrogation he was
allegedly suspended by his arms, one of which was fractured in the process.
He was then taken back to the CDP where he remained, reportedly without
medical attention, until 29 July, when he was released.
206. Felipe Moreira Chávez was arrested by the police on 20 August 1992 in
Quevedo, province of Los Ríos, on suspicion of having held up a bank. He was
taken to the OID where he died, reportedly as a result of the torture to which
he was subjected, in particular electric shocks.
207. Luis Olmedo Aguilera López was arrested by a policeman of the Pichincha
OID on 24 February 1993 at his home at Pintag, near Quito, on accusation of
stealing cattle, and taken to the CDP in Quito. The next day he was
transferred to the Pichincha OID where his friends and relatives reportedly
detected signs that he had been severely beaten and observed that he walked
with difficulty. On 2 March he was reportedly taken to the Third National
Police Station of the canton of Quito and then back to the CDP. The same day
he had to be taken to Eugenio Espejo hospital, where he died. According to
the autopsy report, his body was bruised.
208. José Ignacio Chauvín, 17 years old, was arrested on 14 February 1993 in
the city of Quito by policemen who took him to a police building where he was
allegedly handcuffed to a chair and beaten in the face and stomach and on the
soles of his feet. A few hours later he was released near the district of
El Ejido.
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209. By letter dated 26 August 1993 the Special Rapporteur informed the
Government that he had received reports according to which torture was
commonly practised in police stations, the headquarters of the State Security
Intelligence at Lazoghly Square and on the premises of the Firaq al-Amn
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