E/CN.4/1995/34 page 52 France Information transmitted to the Government 270. By letter dated 23 August 1994 the Special Rapporteur advised the Government that he had received information concerning Rachid Harfouche, a French national of Algerian descent. He was stopped by police on 10 December 1993 for an identity check at his flat in Noisy-le-Sec and was allegedly handcuffed behind the back, beaten with truncheons and dragged down the stairs. A blow to his thorax caused him to vomit. The police then cleared the hallway with tear gas after family and neighbours attempted to intervene. Outside, the officers allegedly kicked and beat him as he lay face-down on the ground. A doctor examined him the next day and issued a medical certificate after treatment in hospital which reportedly described a fractured nose and multiple injuries to his throat, chest, back, buttocks and wrists. 271. The Special Rapporteur transmitted a subsequent letter on 11 November 1994 advising the Government that he had received information indicating that police had tortured or ill-treated persons detained during street demonstrations in Paris in April 1993 launched in protest against the death in police custody of Makomé M’Bowole. The Special Rapporteur also transmitted the individual cases summarized in the following paragraphs. 272. Philippe Gibes and Salim Hadjadj were arrested on 7 April 1993 during the course of a demonstration in the 18th arrondissement that they witnessed but in which they reportedly did not participate. Philippe Gibes was allegedly punched and kicked by four or five plainclothes police and beaten with a truncheon by one of them. Salim Hadjadj was allegedly beaten repeatedly until he lost consciousness and was subjected to racist insults. They were taken to Goutte d’Or police station where the ill-treatment was said to continue. A duty doctor ordered Salim Hadjadj to be taken to emergency services. 273. Yves Zaparucha took part in the 7 April demonstration and upon returning home was detained by uniformed police officers, who allegedly kicked and punched him and beat him with truncheons. After he had urinated blood at the Grandes-Carrières police station, he was transferred to hospital where he remained until 13 April. 274. Philippe Lescaffette took part in the 7 April demonstration, during which police officers armed with clubs allegedly threw him to the ground and beat him. As a result, he received 24 stitches for facial injuries. 275. Thomas Darnal was arrested on 8 April 1993, allegedly thrown to the ground, kicked and repeatedly hit with truncheons, after which he was taken to the Mont-Cenis police station, beaten again and subjected to racist remarks. He was then transferred to Goutte d’Or police station where a plainclothes officer allegedly punched him in the testicles. He was later admitted to hospital where a medical certificate recorded that he had received four stitches to his eyebrow and a serious injury to his left hand.