E/CN.4/1993/26 page 61 265. In addition to the above-mentioned, the Special Rapporteur transmitted to the Government urgent appeals on behalf of the following persons regarding whom fears were expressed that they might be subjected to torture while in detention. The date on which they were sent is mentioned in brackets at the end of the corresponding summary. 266. Tejinder Singh was reportedly arrested at his residence by police from the criminal investigation agency staff, Amritsar, at 4.00 a.m. on 11 November 1991. On 14 November 1991, Tejinder Singh was produced in court where he made a statement claiming that he had been tortured. A newspaper report on 16 November 1991 allegedly featured a police claim that Tejinder Singh had escaped from custody. However, the family claimed that this was false and that Tejinder Singh was being held in unacknowledged detention and was in danger of being tortured further (20 December 1991). 267. Iqbal Singh, a resident of Fatehpur in Amritsar district, was reportedly detained on 12 November 1991 by police and personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from near the railway station in Amritsar. Iqbal Singh was initially taken to a CRPF camp near Sadar police station, Amritsar district. Subsequently he was believed to have been transferred to the Gharinda police station (20 December 1991). 268. Charan Singh, a resident of Muchhan village in Amritsar district, was reportedly detained from his residence by the assistant superintendent of police, Majitha police district, and members of the Ropar police on 7 November 1991. On a number of occasions, relatives sent telegrams, complaints and affidavits on behalf of Charan Singh to senior police, judicial and government personnel in Punjab; however, he was not produced in court (20 December 1991). 269. Amarjit Singh, a resident a teacher at the primary school Hoshiarpur police on 24 October camp at Hoshiarpur and later he (20 December 1991). of Begowal, Kapurthala district, who worked as in Miani, was reportedly detained by 1991. For 10 days he was detained at a CRPF was transferred to Jalandhar 270. Justice Ajit Singh Bains, chairman of the Punjab Human Rights Organisation, was arrested on 3 April 1992 from the Chandigarh golf club by members of the police. According to the information received, Justice Bains suffered from a heart affliction and was being denied all medication as well as visits from his family (14 April 1992). Indonesia Information transmitted to the Government and replies received thereon 271. By letter dated 21 August 1992 the Special Rapporteur communicated to the Government information he had received on the practice of torture in the country as well as on a number of individual cases. The Government replied to this letter on 10 December 1992. According to the reports, in various parts of the country torture is inflicted upon detainees to obtain political and other information or to intimidate suspected political activists, their colleagues and their relatives. Workers who have taken part in demonstrations

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