A/HRC/7/3/Add.6 page 46 period, much activity was going on but the Special Rapporteur has no evidence that detainees were being hidden from him. In any case, it was obvious that the detainees were being informed about the visit and possibly received instructions about how to behave. 79. The day of the visit, there were a total of 21 detainees; 11 persons were detained on the fourth floor and there were 10 detainees on the sixth floor. The conditions of detention were appalling. On the fourth floor, some prisoners were detained in cells and others were, due to the lack of sufficient space, kept in normal offices where they had to sleep on desks. During the day these detainees had to sit in a waiting room under the surveillance of an officer. The detention area on the sixth floor consists of one large room with several small cage-like cells lining the wall. The 10 detainees are able to remain outside the cells. Washing facilities are accessible from the room. There is no natural light or fresh air in the room. 80. Many of the detainees did not wish to speak to the Special Rapporteur out of fear of possible reprisals. Some other detainees requested absolute confidentiality. In general, the Special Rapporteur received many allegations of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by CID officers before and during his visit, primarily of persons suspected of terrorist activities (e.g. the case of Nicholas Stephen at the TID, whose torture at the CID was corroborated by medical evidence; see paragraph 10 above). Fourth floor 81. E.S. Dharmappriya, a soldier. On 2 June 2007, he was arrested and held under a detention order for suspected kidnappings of wealthy individuals. He spent one and a half months on the sixth floor of CID. Then he was brought to the fourth floor. During the daytime when the office where he sleeps is used by CID officials, he remains in a rest room. At night he is brought to the office and has to sleep on the desk. He is questioned at least twice a week and sometimes every day. He reported that he had not been beaten or threatened. Families of detainees can visit every Thursday and Saturday. 82. Nishantha Gajanapake, aged 40. On 20 June 2007, he was called on his mobile and summoned to come to a bus stop in Gampa where CID officers picked him up and brought him directly to CID in Colombo. He was suspected of being responsible for a number of abductions. He had served in the Sri Lankan Air Force and was later suspected to be a member of the Karuna group. One of his comrades is now a State witness against him. He is held on a three-month detention order. After he was brought to Colombo he was questioned almost every day for one month but now the inquiries appear to be over. The interrogations were conducted in a friendly manner. He complained that the food the detainees received was of poor quality. He is afraid of getting out of detention because he feels he is a target for different groups. He reported that CID agents expected the visit of the Special Rapporteur. They had even painted the walls for the visit. 83. Chammeera Daladawatta, aged 35. On 26 June 2007, he was arrested. Previously, he was working as personal security officer of TID and was ordered by his superiors to collaborate with the Karuna group in 2005 and 2006. He reported that this is now being held against him. At the beginning of his detention, he was questioned every third day but he did not confess to anything.