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that Mr. Artola had been arrested as a suspected member of the ETA-M terrorist
organization. Noticing the guards he attempted to escape from the back of the
house, jumping from the first floor. When he fell to the ground the guards
ordered him to halt. In response he opened fire and to halt the attack a
guard shot him in the leg so as not to cause fatal injury. As a result of the
leap and fall the suspect fractured his left leg. Once arrested he was rushed
to San Sebastián Red Cross hospital where he remained until doctors authorized
his removal to the Gregorio Marañon Madrid Provincial Hospital. The examining
magistrate later ordered his transfer to the general penitentiary hospital.
The suspect was never held in police premises. He was always in hospitals,
where statements were taken in the presence of a lawyer. He was moved between
hospitals in ambulances and the medical staff never commented or complained
that he had been maltreated or subjected to torture by his guards or by anyone
else;
(c)
Jon Arriaga Gorizelaia was arrested at Gernika by civil guards on
29 January 1992. He was beaten and threatened and a plastic bag was placed
over his head nearly suffocating him;
(d)
Imanol Elorriaga Bilbao was arrested at Gernika by civil guards on
29 January 1992. He was beaten and given electric shocks and threats were
made to torture his wife;
(e)
Juan Ramón Rojo was arrested at his home in Basauri by civil guards
on 29 January 1992. He was insulted, threatened with a fire arm, pulled about
by the hair and hit on sensitive parts of the body;
(f)
Josu Eguzkiza was arrested at his home in Santurtzi by civil guards
on 29 January 1992. He was beaten, given electric shocks, suffered sexual
harassment and underwent a mock execution;
(g)
Iñaki Bereziartua González, student, was arrested at his home in
Bilbao by civil guards on 29 January 1992. He was beaten and given electric
shocks;
(h)
Pedro Cacigal Becerril was arrested at his home in Barakaldo by
civil guards on 29 January 1992. He was beaten for four or five hours and
forced to do repeated knee bends;
(i)
Itxaso Sevillano Vidaurre, seven months pregnant, was arrested at
her home in Gernika by civil guards on 29 January 1992. She was sexually
harassed and threatened with abortion;
(j)
Encarni Blanco Abad was arrested at her home in Santurtzi by civil
guards on 29 January 1992. She was hooded and badly beaten. She was also
sexually harassed;
(k)
Paula García Rodríguez was arrested at her home in Basauri by civil
guards on 29 January 1992. She was insulted, threatened with death, beaten
and given electric shocks on the legs, hands and belly. The guards threatened
to torture her son and she was forced to listen to her husband being tortured;
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