E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 151 According to the information received, he was then taken to the 3rd district police station where he was reportedly handcuffed to an iron bar. After three hours, he was allegedly transferred to another police station. A judicial inquiry has reportedly been opened. 334. José Gomes da Silva, a 27-year-old driver, and Jonas Araújo de Sousa, aged 18, were allegedly arrested by four civil police officers and a police chief in Palmas on 6 January 1999 on suspicion of having taken part in robberies on public buses. They were reportedly taken to the 2nd district police station where they are said to have been beaten by police officers. The police chief allegedly placed a plastic bucket over José Gomes da Silva’s head and hit his head several times. He reportedly threatened to staple his penis with a stapler. The next day, he was allegedly transferred to another police station and reportedly released. A judicial inquiry has allegedly been opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information about the outcome of the judicial inquiry. 335. Ozias Tavares de Araújo, an agricultural worker, was allegedly arrested on 18 December 1999 by three military police officers who had entered his home, located about 30 km away from the state capital in Monte do Camo, without a warrant. At the time of his arrest, he was reportedly handcuffed and beaten with sticks in the presence of his brother, his sister-in-law and his nephew. Shots were allegedly fired close to his ear. As a result, his nose reportedly started to bleed and his eardrum burst. A police officer reportedly shot at him and the bullet grazed his right ear. He was then allegedly punched on his ear. He was then reportedly taken to the 1st district police station in Palmas. During the transfer, he was reportedly beaten, punched, kicked, hit with a machete on his back, neck and feet and had a plastic bag placed over his head. At the police station, he was reportedly asked to sign documents which he was not allowed to read and to pay 6,000 reais. The police is said to have released him on the following day after the intervention of an attorney. He was allegedly not accused of any offence. On 20 December, he saw a doctor who allegedly examined his lesions. Twenty-five days later he reportedly went to the Office of the Public Prosecutor and requested the opening of an inquiry, which is said to have been initiated. The medical report prepared by the Office of the Public Prosecutor is said not to be available and the status of the procedure reportedly not known. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information about the outcome of the inquiry. 336. Valdir Inácio de Paula was allegedly arrested on 14 February 2000 in Araguaína, on suspicion of organizing a gang and taken to the Araguaína regional police station where he was reportedly beaten by four military police officers. They reportedly put a plastic bag over his head, nearly suffocating him, and to have hit him with a wooden stick on his neck for three hours. The next day, he was reportedly transferred to a prison. According to the information received, he was transferred to a hospital on 4 March 2000 where he reportedly died on 16 March 2000. His body allegedly underwent an official medical examination but the doctor is said not to have signed the final report. A judicial inquiry has allegedly been opened and it is thought that exhumation of the body has been suggested. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information about the outcome of the judicial inquiry. 337. R.L.S., aged 16, was allegedly arrested by a civil police officer at his house in Palmas on 25 October 1999. According to the information received, the officer was searching for his 14-year-old sister, who had allegedly stolen a wallet. He was reportedly taken to the 4th district