E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 67 television set from a police officer. They were allegedly punched, kicked, beaten with an iron chain and a palmatória and hit with a gun butt by four military police officers and one civil police officer. They reportedly had their arms broken, their heads severely injured and large wounds on various other parts of their bodies. According to the information received, they were later transferred to a police station but, due to their physical state, they were not accepted and were taken to a hospital. It is reported that they underwent an official medical examination. No one has reportedly been punished or received any reprimand and the police officers allegedly involved in the incident are said to be still working in the same police station. 13. W.M.S., aged 17, and M.S., aged 14, were allegedly arrested in a restaurant in Alagoinhas on 2 May 1999 on suspicion of drug use. According to the information received, the police officers took 7,000 reais from them declaring that the money was allegedly a “product of narcotics trafficking”. They were reportedly beaten by the police officers, especially on their genitals. The minors were allegedly taken to a local police station and were reportedly not allowed to contact a lawyer. It is reported that they were released on the following day. 14. Jaime Antonio dos Santos Souza, a mentally disabled person, was allegedly beaten on his hands with a palmatória and with a broomstick by a military police officer in a police unit in Salvador on 16 May 2000. It is said that he was playing near the police unit and that this had bothered police officers. According to the information received, as a result of the incident he sustained bruises on his body and his hands were reportedly swollen for 10 days. It is reported that he was taken to Roberto Santos Hospital. The incident was allegedly reported to the Public Prosecutor Service on 17 May and he is believed to have undergone an official medical examination on the same day. 15. Márcio Remígio Gomes, a public employee, and Edvaldo Costa Miranda, a locksmith, were reportedly arrested on 23 September 1999 in Euclides da Cunha allegedly for having received stolen goods. They are believed to have been beaten by the police chief during their transfer to a police station in Salvador. According to the information received, the police chief took them to the Secretariat for Public Security where he presented them to the media. They were later reportedly taken to the São Caetano police station where it is believed that they were beaten again. On 28 September they were allegedly put in the boot of the police chief’s car in order to hide them from their relatives and lawyers. They were allegedly transferred to Juazeiro where, according to the information received, they were beaten, given electro-shocks on their testicles and tongue and plastic bags were placed over their heads. A judicial inquiry has reportedly been opened. They allegedly underwent an official medical examination which is said to have registered lesions consistent with their allegations. Some material allegedly used in the beatings was reportedly seized by the public prosecutors. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information about the outcome of the inquiry. 16. Roberto França, aged 23, was allegedly detained at the 23rd district police station in Salvador on 9 April 1999. He was reportedly taken to Menandro de Farias hospital where he died. An autopsy is said to have been carried out and to have revealed that he had been subjected to torture.