A/HRC/4/33/Add.3 page 31 that every night at around 10 p.m. the torture started. He described in detail the detention, torture and interrogation facilities in the basement of the police station. He described how a number of detainees were suspended strappado-style, in a way that all detainees could actually see them and hear their screams. He never knew when he would be subjected to torture. Usually he was suspended every second night for at least 10 to 15 minutes. In addition, he was subjected to beatings with an electroshock baton. He had to wear two trousers in order to avoid scarring. The interrogation and the beatings took place in a small room close to the cells. After 15 days he was brought before the prosecutor, whom he told that he had been tortured. The prosecutor allegedly replied, “What can I do?” He was detained for a further two weeks in Bireen Police Station, before being brought to Juweidah on 22 June. 27. This detainee vividly described the immediate after affects of strappado recounting that he lost the use of both hands and arms for three days, was unable to raise his arms above shoulder level and had no grip or sensation in his hands. Recovery from these effects was gradual so that by the time of the medical examination he had completely recovered the use of his hands and arms. This case was discussed by the Special Rapporteur with the Prison Director. 28. The Government informed that Mr. Ya`qub did not appear to have been held in the correction centre. The name transmitted by the Special Rapporteur may not be correct and this is required in order to follow up. 29. Ali Mohammed Hamdan Al-Hineity, aged 30. On 20 June 2006, he was arrested by criminal investigation officers at his home and brought to the El-Gueisma police station, on suspicion of theft. He was handcuffed behind his back for three days. Every two hours the interrogators poured water on him. One officer lifted him by the handcuffs and suspended him from a hook on the wall, strappado-style. On another occasion, an officer tied a belt around his ankles and lifted him upside down, releasing him head first to the floor from a height of 30 cm. He was beaten and kicked all over his body, particularly his head, legs and loins. After three days he was brought to the prosecutor, whom he informed about his torture. On 25 June, he arrived at Juweidah in poor condition. He again complained about his torture and asked for medical treatment because of severe pain in his head and his whole body. Lieutenant Al-Khateeb, a prison officer, at Juweidah, told him that a torture complaint would make his situation only worse. He forced Mr. Al-Hineity to sign a false statement, which he himself also signed, stating that his injuries were sustained not at the police station but prior to his arrest, by a masked man who had beaten him with electric cables in front of a petrol station. The same officer recounted a markedly different story when confronted by the Special Rapporteur. When the Special Rapporteur raised this case, including the medical evidence and the obvious attempt of the officer to cover up any torture allegations, the director of Juweidah, who denied any knowledge of this or similar torture complaints, promised to investigate these allegations. 30. This detainee described the after affects of suspension recounting that when he arrived at the prison he had no strength in his hands and arms, was unable to raise his arms above his head and could not hold his food. By the time of examination he had recovered the use of his hands and arms but still retained, on testing, a change of sensation (parasthesia) in a partial distribution of the right radial nerve involving the thumb and adjacent side of the forefinger. He had confluent extensive yellowing purple bruising approximately 25 x 20 cm over the left buttock,