E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 98 vehicles with five civil police officers inside allegedly arrived. It is said that Reginàldo Rayol da Silva was masked with his own shirt and put inside one of the cars where he was allegedly slapped on the face and punched in the ribs. He was reportedly taken to a building outside the city, where he was said to have been beaten and held under a tap until he almost suffocated. He was allegedly threatened with death with five guns pointing at his head and neck. Later on the same day, he was reportedly taken to the police station of Guamá where he was processed as if he had been caught in flagrante delicto. According to the information received, on 26 January 2000 he was transferred to Susbras, where he remained imprisoned until 18 February 2000. The ouvidor of the police and the corregedoria of the civil police were reportedly informed about the incident. 142. G.C.N.R., aged 16, was allegedly arrested by military police officers on 7 March 2000 in Mosqueiro and taken to the Mosqueiro police station. He was reportedly severely beaten during his arrest. The following day, he allegedly ran away. As a result of the beating, he reportedly lost a lot of blood. Ten days later he was taken to a doctor and transferred to a hospital where he is said to have died the following day. The autopsy reportedly concluded that he had died from a haemorrhage produced by skull trauma. A judicial inquiry has reportedly been opened. 143. Antônio José da Silva was allegedly arrested by three military police officers on 7 May 2000 in Uruará. He had reportedly been involved in a fight with a number of teenagers on that day and was allegedly taken to the local police station where he is said to have been severely beaten. He was reportedly released on the same day. He was allegedly taken to a hospital later on that day where he died. His dead body was reportedly taken home by his relatives who allegedly saw that his back was covered with red spots. Their request that doctors examine the body was reportedly denied. According to the information received, the corregedoria of the military police was informed about the death and opened and investigation that reportedly concluded that there was no indication of a crime (indício de crime), but only a “disciplinary transgression” committed by the police officers. According to the information received, the officers involved in the incident were punished with four days of detention. The ouvidor of the police is said to have been informed about the incident. 144. D.C.C., aged 12, and R.F.da S., aged 13, were allegedly approached by military police officers at their school on 9 March 2000 on suspicion of having stolen a wallet. They are said to have been slapped and punched in the face and on the hands and to have been verbally insulted by the officers. The boys were reportedly taken to the police station in São João Pirabas and then two police officers and the alleged owner of the wallet reportedly took them to a vacant lot and beat them. According to the information received, D.C.C. was hit with a gun butt on the head and R. F. da S. was punched in the face with a handcuff. They were reportedly kept in a car for four hours before being returned to their parents. D.C.C. is believed to feel constantly dizzy as a result of the beatings and to be afraid to go to school because of the officers’ alleged threats. The ouvidor and the corregedoria of the civil police were allegedly informed about the incident. 145. Adilson Vieira was allegedly arrested by civil police officers on suspicion of theft and murder and taken to the Cabanagem police station. He was reportedly later transferred to the police station in Abaetetuba. On 28 December 1999, he was allegedly beaten and had salt rubbed onto his body. He reportedly had his arms and feet handcuffed to the cell bars and had to