E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 152 police station where he is said to have been pushed onto the floor and handcuffed for more than nine hours. It is reported that he was taken to a bathroom and beaten by a man who reportedly inserted his head inside the toilet bowl twice, in order to make him confess. He was allegedly slapped in the face, kicked and punched in his back, knees and stomach by a police officer while the other man beat him. It is said he escaped from the station the next day, still wearing his handcuffs. As a result of the beatings, his body was reportedly covered with lesions and he allegedly suffered from fever, severe pain and bleeding on his wrists. A member of the City Youth Rights Division reportedly took him back to the 4th district police station the next day, where officers removed his handcuffs and the police chief formally released him. He reportedly underwent an official medical examination. A judicial inquiry is said to have been opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information about the outcome of the inquiry. 338. Jurivaldo França dos Santos, a student, allegedly had a misunderstanding with his 6-year-old neighbour in Palmas on 2 October 1999. The child’s father reportedly called the military police officers. It is said that the officers arrived and pulled him by his ear. He was then allegedly slapped on the nose and thrown onto the floor. He was reportedly taken to the police station at Jardim I Aureny. According to the information received, two civil police officers took his shoes off and kicked him. He was reportedly told to kneel down and was punched in the neck while handcuffed. It is said that he was released the same day. An inquiry has allegedly been opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information about the outcome of the inquiry. 339. Roberto Muniz Campista, a 25-year-old agricultural worker, was reportedly beaten by four police officers at his house in Taquarussú on 22 April 1999. According to the information received, the police officers and two other men arrived at his house with an eviction notice. He is said to have questioned the document presented to him and to have said that he would not leave the house. The police officers allegedly started to beat and threaten him. He is said to have reported the incident at the police station and requested an official medical examination. The two men, along with five military police officers, allegedly returned to his house while he was away and took all his belongings. His mother, Eulália Francisca Muniz Campista, an agricultural worker, who was said to have been lying in bed sick, was reportedly thrown onto the floor by an officer. She allegedly hit her head and fainted. She was said to have been taken to a hospital where she reportedly remained for 10 hours. A judicial inquiry was allegedly opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information about the outcome of the inquiry. 340. Flávia Rodrigues Mota de Oliveira, a 26-year-old public employee and student, and her brother were allegedly approached by three military police officers at her house in Palmas on 31 March 1999. The officers reportedly asked for their documents and verbally abused them. According to the information received, she, her brother and her husband (who arrived later) were beaten by the officers. She reportedly underwent an official medical examination which registered lesions consistent with the allegations. The local media is thought to have been informed about the incident. 341. Deusimar Alves, aged 26, was allegedly arrested by military police officers on 6 April 1995 in a bar in Barrolândia. He was reportedly taken to a police station and allegedly escaped a few days later. According to the information received, on 15 April 1999 the