E/CN.4/2003/68/Add.2 page 35 him “some more”. He reportedly regained consciousness, when the investigators tied his hands behind his back, placed a gas mask on his head and closed off the breathing tube. One of the investigators reportedly shouted at him to confess to the murder and insulted him. Dmitry Chikunov is said to have started to suffocate immediately, and reportedly kept on repeating that he was not guilty, that he had seen the killing happen, but had taken no part. One of the investigators is said to have replied that since Dmitry Chikunov was “such a stubborn [skotina]”, they would drag in his mother and gang-rape her in front of him; if that “didn’t help”, they could make him fall out of the window “accidentally”, and they would write that he had committed suicide. He was allegedly made to listen to his mother being ill-treated via microphone. Dmitry Chikunov is said to have begged them not to touch his mother, and pleaded with them to let him out. He reportedly told them that he was not guilty, and that they should do whatever they wanted with him instead. Then another investigator and other GUVD staff walked in, and the investigator reportedly yelled at everyone: “Beat him, the pederast!” They are said to have begun to beat and kick him with their feet, fists, and truncheons. The same investigator is said to have shouted that, since Dmitry Chikunov was not married, he must be a pederast. According to the information received, he said that they were going to finish the “press conference” and threatened him with rape, stating that they would “give him what he wanted, since he was a homosexual”. He reportedly beat him on the back of the head with a stick in the form of a male sex organ, carved out of stone. They reportedly called in a photographer and, while beating him all the while, are said to have tried to pull off his trousers. When Dmitry Chikunov tried to resist as best as he could, they reportedly threw him on the floor, one person sat on his neck, another on his arms and a third person on his back, shouting: “Now we’ll shove this prick up your ass and take a picture, and send it with you to prison. They love guys like you in there!” Then the one who was sitting on his back is said to have jumped up and landed with both feet on his spine. The officers are then said to have dragged off his trousers, and started beating his legs and feet with their truncheons. The whole time they were alleged to have been screaming, “We know that you’re the murderer, admit it and we’ll stop!” Dmitry Chikunov is said to have told them that he was not guilty. They then reportedly picked him up, let him put on his trousers, and then reportedly tied him to the radiator, and started to kick and beat him with their truncheons on his back and ribs. One of the investigators is alleged to have said that they were going to kill him and nothing would happen to them. It is reported that they indicated that if there were any marks from the blows, they would just say that he got into a fight. Dmitry Chikunov reportedly fell over, but the investigators are said to have kept pulling him up and beating him. They reportedly said that for stubborn types they had a method called “swallow [lastochka]”. They are said to have untied him from the radiator, handcuffed him again, took him by his shoulders and legs and threw him four times towards the ceiling and stepped back. He reportedly fell on his back on the floor, leading to temporary paralysis. When Dmitry Chikunov regained consciousness, an investigator reportedly asked him whether he was now going to confess, to which Dmitry Chikunov nodded his head. They then reportedly let him wash and gave him a cigarette. Then two investigators reportedly started to argue among themselves that they should make him the organizer of the crime. They reportedly questioned him about where he went to school, in what city. Then they reportedly wrote down his statement and warned him “not to pull any tricks”. They reportedly told him that someone would arrive, would ask him questions while they taped him on video, so he should answer, and if he did not know the answer he should just read the paper. When he gave his answers, the interviewing person reportedly did not believe him. He is said to have told the investigators to turn off the camera, and to bring him out into the hallway. When he was alone with them, he is said to have