E/CN.4/1991/17 page 41 Urgent messages 128. On 5 January 1990, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent message to the Government of Peru concerning Victor Taype Zuniga, President of the Peruvian National Mining Federation, who was arrested on 20 November 1989 in Huancavelica by members of the police. After having been held incommunicado for two weeks at Technical Police Headquarters, Mr. Taype Zuniga was transferred to Huancavelica Prison, where he is now being detained. While being held at Technical Police Headquarters, he was allegedly severely beaten and tortured with electric shocks. He was also reported to have been forced to sign a statement incriminating himself and compelled to have his photograph taken with sheets of propaganda in favour of the armed struggle. 129. On 11 October 1990, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent message to the Government of Peru concerning Mr. Constantino Saavedra Munoz, secretary of the Agricultural Federation, who was arrested by military personnel in his home in the city of Ayacucho on 1 October 1990 and taken to Los Cabitos Military Barracks, where he is being held incommunicado. It has been indicated that he was arrested in July 1987 by civil defence officials and that, when he was released, he had a broken arm and sores on his back from burns made with lighted cigarettes. For this reason, there is concern about the security and physical integrity of Constantino Saavedra Munoz following his recent arrest. 130. On 24 October 1990, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent message to the Government of Peru concerning Mr. Victor Taype Zuniga, President of the Peruvian National Mining Federation. According to information received recently, Mr. Taype Zuniga was released on 14 March 1990 after the Huancavelica examining magistrate ordered that he should be released and that the accusation against him for advocacy of terrorism should be withdrawn. However, the Huancavelica Prosecutor ordered that the case should be re-opened and issued a new arrest warrant. Since Mr Taype Zuniga was reportedly subjected to severe torture during his detention in November 1989 at Technical Police Headquarters in Huancavelica, including electric shocks, there is concern about his security and physical integrity as a result of the new arrest. 131. On 12 November 1990, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent message to the Government of Peru concerning the following persons: Jorge Lozano Vasquez, Alejandro Pinedo Arce, Jose Garcia Saavedra, Damian Flores Vela, Warren Trigozo Garcia, Cesar Saavedra Grandez, Mauro Flores Sanchez, Edgar Vilcarromero Tangoa, Hugo Garcia Rodriguez, Eleazar Garcia Armas and Javier Tuanama Valera. According to the information received, these persons were arrested between 16 and 21 October 1990 by members of the army and taken to Mariscal Caceres Military Base in Tarapato, San Martin Province, where they are still being held incommunicado. Concern has been expressed that they might be tortured, since cases of torture reportedly occurred at that military base in the past. Letters 132. On 6 June 1990, the Special Rapporteur sent a letter to the Government of Peru transmitting information on complaints of cases of torture, as described below: