A/HRC/13/39/Add.2 129. The delegados admitted that many allegations were based on false accusations. However, investigations into complaints were not conducted very effectively. There was not a single case of a police officer from COMCAR being convicted of torture or abuse of power by a court. The maximum disciplinary punishment was 30 days of imprisonment, but there was also not one case during the last five years in which a police officer had been disciplined for ill-treatment of detainees. In addition, the prison was not equipped with disciplinary cells. If prisoners needed to be punished, they were usually sent to Libertad. Individual cases 130. Oscar Omar Maldonado Aguilar, aged 50, had been in COMCAR since 2003. He reported that he suffered from diabetes and did not receive adequate food. He also acknowledged that the doctor examined him almost every day, and that he was allowed to leave the prison for 12 hours every two months. 131. Alexis Martín, aged 32, was detained with three other persons in a cell designed for one person, which was only opened between 12.30 and 5.30 p.m. He reported that detainees could attend classes only after they had been at COMCAR for one year. He indicated that there were both marihuana and crack (“pasta basa”) in the prison. He also said that the detainees were subjected to beatings and psychological ill-treatment when they had to go through Portón 22. No one made complaints of ill-treatment because they were afraid of reprisals by the police guards. 132. Leonardo Tejera had been at COMCAR for 14 months and had had trouble with the police. He reported that he had been insulted by the police and beaten with a stick. He added that he was allowed to go to the patio for two hours, three times a week. Finally, he reported that he had killed another detainee. 133. Malaquíes (cell 062), said that he was not allowed to leave his cell for 25 days because the guards had found a mobile phone in his cell. He was also punished for one month because he had left his cell to go looking for water. He was only allowed one visit a month. He said that when he built a stove to be able to cook, he was put against the wall and beaten by the police. He added that he was forced to stand naked against the wall for 30 minutes. 134. Cell 063 contained four people, and they all reported that they had been stripped and beaten by the guards. They added that they had spent one year in a punishment cell, and had been at COMCAR for two years. They complained about the food and the lack of soap. In addition, they claimed that they suffered from “ugly” diseases and that they did not receive medical attention. One of the detainees reported that after he cut himself for lack of medical attention, he was sutured without any anaesthesia. He was also beaten by the police because he allegedly disrespected one of the officers. 135. Cell 11 contained 11 persons, with only six mattresses to sleep on. All the prisoners claimed that the police beat them with truncheons. 136. Tayera Ashien, aged 32, had been detained for three years. Before being transferred to COMCAR he was imprisoned in Las Latas, at Libertad. He said that the conditions in COMCAR were much better than in Libertad. He had already finished his sentence but was waiting for a judicial decision in another case. He came from the Congo and had requested asylum in Uruguay. He was treated well by the guards who knew that he did not have family in the country. The guards treated the detainees well if they behaved well. They also helped him in relation to other detainees, because they knew he was alone. If he had a medical problem he would be taken to hospital quickly. 137. Felipe Carlos Silveira, aged 22, had been punished by being put in a punishment cell for 122 days, from 10 November 2008 to 18 January 2009. The cell had no toilet. He 48 GE.09-17655