E/CN.4/1995/34 page 56 291. Zaza Tsiklauri was arrested on 7 August 1992 in Tbilisi and at the KGB building was allegedly beaten with fists and clubs, kicked, held upside down and beaten on the soles of his feet and on his head, causing him to lose consciousness. During a subsequent interrogation he allegedly had boiling water poured down the right side of his neck and back in order to get him to sign a statement. He was then reportedly forced to wear a shirt and heavy jacket against his burned skin and put in solitary confinement for a month. He was said to be running a high fever due to tuberculosis. A criminal investigation into the torture allegations was instituted but then dropped after he declined to testify for fear of his family’s safety. The torture charges were said to have prompted the Chairman of the Information Intelligence Bureau to announce his intention to resign; however, the resignation did not occur. 292. Gedevan Gelbakhiani, a doctor in his sixties, was reportedly arrested in October 1992 in Tbilisi and brought to the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, whereupon members of the paramilitary group known as the "Mkhedrioni" allegedly beat him and knocked out two teeth. During detention from October 1992 to February 1993 he was woken up during the night repeatedly for beatings. Following particularly severe beatings on 4 to 6 February, he allegedly suffered permanent loss of hearing in his right ear and some loss of sight in his right eye. In 1994 he was held in a small hospital attached to the Tbilisi pre-trial detention facility, where doctors were said to approve interrogation sessions despite his poor medical condition. 293. Zurab Gogichashvili was reportedly detained by the militia of the Gldan region of Tbilisi on weapons possession charges. Upon denying the charges, he was allegedly subjected to torture and beatings, resulting in health problems, including damage to his lungs and decreased hearing. 294. Givi Kalmakhelidze was arrested and taken to the municipal police station of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the City of Tbilisi and taken to Investigation Cell No. 1, where he was allegedly subjected to beatings. 295. Teimuraz Kapanadze was arrested in Tbilisi and allegedly beaten constantly during detention in the lock-up of the municipal militia from 5 to 16 October 1992. 296. By a subsequent letter dated 30 September 1994 the Special Rapporteur advised the Government that he had received information indicating that Irakli Gotsiridze, a newspaper editor over 70 years of age, had been arrested on 3 October 1993 after he had gone to a police station in Tbilisi to complain about the detention of two colleagues. He was allegedly beaten by members of the paramilitary or armed forces and as a result suffered fractured ribs. He was held for 36 days during which he was said to have been denied adequate medical care. 297. The Special Rapporteur also transmitted the case of Tamaz Kaladze, who was detained on 13 October 1993 by members of the paramilitary or armed forces after organizing a petition drive calling for the resignation of the Chairman of the Georgian Parliament. He was allegedly beaten, including around the head and on the balls of his feet, given electric shocks and had a plastic bag held over his head. He was said to have been released after 38 days.