E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 145 317. Antonio Elisvaimo Severino Silva was reportedly arrested on suspicion of assault and beaten at the time of arrest on 8 October 1998 by several civil police officers believed to be from the DEPATRI. He was then taken to a bush area, where he was alleged to have been hung upside down from a tree and gunshots were said to have been fired close to his head. He was then reportedly taken to the DEPATRI, where he was beaten upon arrival. A police officer is reported to have jumped on his back. It is believed that he had started to bleed from the mouth and nose. He was allegedly asked to pay 45,000 reais in order to avoid signing a confession. As he could not pay, he is said to have signed a confession under threat of being subjected to further beatings. He was then reportedly taken to the emergency room of Saint Anna Hospital. During the transfer, he is believed to have been beaten. According to the information received, he was brought before a magistrate on the following day. He was reportedly released on bail. On 13 June 2000, he was reportedly arrested by military police officers on suspicion of armed robbery. According to the information received, he was beaten and pepper sprayed on the street at the time of arrest and was then taken to the DEPATRI, where his lawyer is said to have asked for a medical examination. A police officer is reported to have entered the office of the IML doctor who examined him. It is believed that because of the presence of the police officer he did not dare to complain about the beatings. He was reportedly never interrogated. On 1 August, he is said to have been presented to a magistrate, to whom he complained about his ill-treatment. The magistrate is believed not to have reacted to his allegations. It is reported that his lawyer informed him that he himself could not speak in court before the third hearing. 318. Luiz Antonio Roza was reportedly arrested on 26 June 2000 and taken directly to the DEPATRI, where he was allegedly beaten by highway police and DEPATRI officers upon arrival. He was allegedly also punched and kicked in the genitals. He is reported to have signed a confession without having been able to read it. He was reportedly never interrogated again. On 7 August 2000, he was said to have been brought before a judge who informed him that he had been charged with having formed a criminal gang. He was reportedly not allowed to speak to the judge. It is reported that he complained to his lawyer about the beatings he had allegedly been subjected to. According to the information received, the police had intended to call a television station, allegedly in order to portray him as guilty. 319. Wilson Pereira da Silva was reportedly arrested by four civil police officers on 22 May 2000 in a branch of the Itau Bank where he was working in São Paolo and taken to DEPATRI on suspicion of having been an accomplice to a bank robbery. He was reported to have been taken to the 1st Delegacia of DEPATRI in charge of bank robberies, where he was slapped, subjected to the technique called telefono with two bottles full of water, and beaten with their fists by police officers. He reportedly refused to sign any confession despite having reportedly been subjected to such ill-treatment for six hours. According to the information received, he was then transferred to the 77th District Police station where he spent five days. He was allegedly taken back to the DEPATRI every day where he was interrogated and beaten, as well as subjected to insults and humiliations. It is believed that the police officers also threatened to harass his family. On 28 July, he reportedly appeared in front a judge to whom he did not complain about the ill-treatment, because his family had been threatened with reprisals. His lawyer, to whom he is said to have complained about the ill-treatment, is reported to have said that she would take action.