E/CN.4/1995/34 page 54 282. David Creygolles was arrested in Carcassonne on 10 February 1993 on suspected involvement in a drugs ring. He was held in detention by the Judicial Police, during which he was allegedly kept naked, threatened sexually, beaten around the ears, punched in the stomach and hit in the genitals with the wooden stem of a pipe used for smoking drugs. A medical examination was said to have confirmed the existence of injuries consistent with his complaint. On 10 February 1994, the Chambre d’accusation in Montpelier reportedly ordered that two officers of the Judicial Police who had interrogated David Creygolles be suspended. 283. José Etienne attempted to cross a main road without due care while intoxicated on 22 June 1993, whereupon he was reportedly stopped by uniformed officers in their car. One of the officers reportedly made a racist remark, to which José Etienne took offence. As a result, he was arrested and placed in the police vehicle and the officer who had insulted him allegedly pulled his hair and slapped him. He was taken to hospital for a blood test, and on the way back to the police station the same officer allegedly punched him, placed the barrel of a gun against his temple and threatened him using abusive and racist language. The next day a medical examination disclosed the presence of multiple contusions on his arms, elbow, left shoulder blade and right wrist. On 25 June he made an official complaint and an investigation was opened. 284. Benoit Fustier, an 18-year-old Corsican and member of the nationalist youth group A Conculta Ghjuventù, was arrested in Bastia on the night of 20 January 1994 and taken to the police station where he was charged with insulting an officer of the Compagnie républicaine de sécurité (CRS). He was allegedly slapped and punched, including in the region of the liver. After vomiting blood, he was transferred to hospital. He suffered from intense stomach pain, nausea, vertigo, headaches, a broken tooth and blood in the stool. He spent three days in hospital and on 31 January made a judicial complaint alleging assault and battery. An investigation was said to have been opened by the Public Prosecutor attached to the court in Bastia. 285. Abdelkader Slimani, a 16-year-old French citizen of Algerian descent, was stopped on 16 May 1994 by two police officers on motorbikes while riding his scooter near his home in Torcy. When he did not have his insurance papers in his possession, he was ordered to accompany the officers to the police station. He attempted to escape on his scooter but he fell off and then fled on foot. The police caught up with him and allegedly threw him to the ground and severely beat him, stopping only after a crowd had gathered. He was taken to hospital and on 17 May he reportedly underwent an operation to his peritoneum following a rupture to his small intestine. His parents were said to have made an official complaint of assault and battery to the court. Georgia Information transmitted to the Government 286. By letter dated 15 September the Special Rapporteur informed the Government that he had received reports concerning 19 alleged supporters of deposed former President Zviad Gamsakhurdia whose cases had been united into a single criminal case. According to the information, most of the men, arrested