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days of interrogation, and a doctor who visited him in detention was said to
have confirmed that he had sustained a burst eardrum and damage to the
kidneys. Although the doctor recommended a full medical examination and
immediate treatment, the police were allegedly continuing to hold
Džemal Muratovic
´ in detention without medical treatment.
140. On 8 November 1994 the Government replied that Džemal Muratovic
´ had
been arrested on 8 February and brought to the Police Department of
Brod-Posavina. On 11 February he was brought before the investigating
magistrate in Požega and remained there in custody until 27 May 1994.
The Government established that allegations concerning maltreatment of
Džemal Murtovic
´ had no foundation.
Cuba
Information received from the Government with respect to cases included in
previous reports
141. By letter dated 26 January 1994 the Government provided the Special
Rapporteur with information on the cases which the Special Rapporteur had
transmitted on 3 November 1993.
142. The Government informed the Special Rapporteur that Julio Pérez Benítez,
a detainee at Agüica prison, Matanzas province, had assaulted a prison
officer, who was obliged to repel the attack. He suffered no injuries of any
kind that could have affected his health or physical well-being.
143. Joel Alfonso Matas, a detainee at Quivicán prison, had on 23 October 1992
punched a prison officer and the officer had replied in kind. Neither man
needed medical attention.
144. According to the Government, the name of the person detained in Manacas
provincial prison, Villa Clara, and referred to in the communication of the
Special Rapporteur as José Pascual Castillo was José Pascual Sarduy. He had
assaulted two guards on 15 February 1993, without receiving any injuries, and
the state of his health was satisfactory.
145. The Government informed the Special Rapporteur that contrary to the
allegations, Juan Carlos Aguiar Beatón, a detainee in Guanajay prison in the
province of Havana, had physically assaulted Lieutenant Oscar Rodríguez
Rodríguez and Sergeant Sergio Bannos Torres, seriously wounding the latter
with a sharp instrument. The prisoner received no injury of any kind and the
state of his health was satisfactory.
146. According to the Government, contrary to the information given to the
Special Rapporteur, Heriberto Arce Vázquez and his brother had attacked a
number of people in a night club on 24 May 1992, causing them various degrees
of injury. The brothers were arrested while attempting to escape after
assaulting a policeman. Charges that they were physically assaulted were
without foundation.
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