E/CN.4/1991/17 page 45 (f) Pang Yang-Kyun, aged 34, Sun Kyung-won's political aide 5 who was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on similar charges, also alleged he had been ill-treated during his interrogation. He said in his trial that he had been subjected to beatings, death threats and sleep deprivation by the ANSP and the prosecution. He also said that he had been forced under torture to sign a statement agreeing not to disclose his ill-treatment by the ANSP. 140. On 7 September 1990 the Government of the Republic of Korea provided the Special Rapporteur with the following information: "Hwang Chong-Su. The officers who interrogated Hwang Chong-Su and others deny having used electric shock batons. The other 8 workers among the 15 people, who were interrogated on the same day as Mr. Hwang, stated that they had never been tortured by electric shock batons and that they had not seen other workers being tortured or heard them screaming. On 20 December 1989, the police officers were cleared of the charges due to the lack of evidence as shown above. For further reference, it should be pointed out that Mr. Hwang stated in his account of charges that he had never been hurt by or medically treated for several forced contacts from electric shock batons and he never presented any medical report with regard to his alleged injury. Hong Sung-dam. On the day of his being remanded, Mr. Hong clearly replied to the question by the public prosecutor concerning his health that he had no physical problem and that he had never been treated brutally but that he was in good health. The court also rejected the complaint on his alleged torture. The complaint made by the family of Mr. Hong, received by the Seoul District Prosecutor's Office, is now under investigation, the result of which is expected to come out soon. Chong Ha-Su. Mr. Chong is reported not to have alleged to the prosecution that he had been tortured. Mr. Chong, during the trial proceedings, admitted to facts that constitute a violation of the National Security Law and at the same time Mr. Chong made no reference in court to the alleged torture and brutalities. One would be convinced that there never were any brutalities or torture done to Mr. Chong when reminded of what Mr. Chong told his family and lawyers during his interview with them on 14 August 1989, in the midst of the investigation at the said agency; he said that he had not been forced to make a statement or tortured. Kim Chong-hwan. The military security officers assert that torture, violence and threats were not made against Kim Chong-hwan; it was later revealed that two of the military security officers, Woo Jae II and Suk Hee Young, identified by Kim Chong-hwan as his abductors, were at different locations during the said time; if Kim Chong-hwan was indeed pushed into a hole where his abductors allegedly began to shovel earth on him, then his clothes should have been stained with mud, as it rained on 9 August 1989. However, Kang Ik Soon, who saw Kim Chong-hwan during the early hours on 10 August, testified that Kim's clothes had no such stains. Kim Chong-hwan himself acknowledges this point, and on 14 August, five days after 9 August, Kim's father invited certain officers of the military security unit to dinner at his residence, during