A/HRC/7/3/Add.6 page 36 drove three nails into each of the soles of his feet. As a consequence of this ill-treatment he was screaming and was bleeding from his feet and mouth. He was subjected to similar ill-treatment on the second and third day of his arrest. He was held for three days in the police cell without receiving any food. On the third day he was forced to touch the weapon he was suspected of possessing illegally and to sign a statement. Upon his request, he was taken in a police jeep to Mutur Hospital, where he received some basic treatment but was not allowed to speak to the doctor in private. In addition, the OIC told the doctor not to report the detainee’s injuries. He was taken to a magistrate’s house on the Sunday, but did not have a chance to see him personally (i.e. he remained in the vehicle). His parents came to visit him at the police station, but they were only allowed to see him from a certain distance and were not allowed to give him food. In any case, he was not able to speak to them because of his injuries and consequently his parents did not report the ill-treatment. He was transferred to the prison soon after. 36. Mohammed Hussain Zilmi, aged 31, Maligawatte, Colombo. On 18 April 2002, he was arrested by the police at Checkpoint No. 84 in Kantale. He was taken to Kantale Police Station were he was kept in custody for three days. At the police station he was forced to kneel down, his hands were tied behind his back and he was beaten with a belt, a bar, hands, and kicked with boots on his back by police officers. Later he was remanded in custody. On 13 May 2005, he was released on bail, but did not show up before court, and consequently, the police issued a warrant for his arrest. He was rearrested some days later and taken to Vavunyia Police Station. From there he was transferred to Anuradhapura Police Station where he was kept in custody for four days and then taken to Trincomalee Prison. He made no allegations of ill-treatment in Trincomalee Prison. 37. L.G. Manjula Rangakumara, aged 26. On 31 August 2007, he was arrested in Kantale, near the lake, on suspicion of going to dig up ancient treasures. Upon arrest, he was slapped twice in the face by a police officer. He was then brought to Ulpotha Police Post, where he was kept overnight and was neither interrogated nor ill-treated. He has been to court and was sentenced to imprisonment. He reported that within the prison no torture takes place but guards sometimes slap detainees. On the occasion of his first arrest 10 months previously, he was beaten severely by the police and had to be hospitalized for two days. 38. Detainee. He surrendered to an army post after having been abducted by the LTTE and forced to undergo 40 days’ training. He was blindfolded by soldiers with his own sarong and thrown to the floor where he was beaten for about one hour. Four other persons were arrested together with him but he does not know if these persons were also beaten. He was later brought to a police station where the soldiers claimed that they had captured him though he had surrendered voluntarily. He was kept for three months at the police station and brought to the court every fortnight. Since March, he has been detained in Trincomalee Prison. He reported no allegations of ill-treatment in the police station, nor in the prison. 39. Detainee. Following an explosion, he was pulled out of his shop by members of the navy and dragged to the spot where the blast had taken place. He was severely beaten and kicked by around 30 to 40 persons, both civilians and members of the navy. He was later brought to the police headquarters in Trincomalee and then to the prison but was not beaten again.