E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 95 allegedly kept in a small room on the first floor. It is believed that there he was beaten by five police officers until he signed a confession. He was allegedly hit on the leg with a piece of metal, and punched and slapped while forced to stand up handcuffed for two hours. As a result he reportedly lost a tooth. It is believed that he was beaten until he confessed. 126. Leandro Barbosa da Chagas was reportedly beaten for three hours along with other detainees on 1 September 2000 at the vehicle theft and robbery delegacia. According to the information received, four police officers entered cell 1, handcuffed detainees and beat their hands, ribs and heads. 127. José Carlos da Costa Lagos was reportedly arrested in the street on 30 July 2000 by military police. According to the information received, the police set a dog on him, put a plastic bag over his head, hit him with sticks and kicked and punched him for about three and a half hours. He was allegedly taken to the hospital, to a delegacia and later to the vehicle theft and robbery delegacia. State of Pará 128. Fabrício José de Souza and Neliton José Serrão Furtado were allegedly arrested by six military police officers on 9 March 2000 in Belém. They were reportedly handcuffed and punched in the abdomen and the eyes. They were allegedly taken to a distant neighbourhood and beaten on the way. They were handcuffed together, and then the police officers reportedly aimed a gun at them and pulled the trigger six times, playing “Russian roulette”. They were allegedly released the following day. The military police corregedor was reportedly informed about the incident. 129. A.T.J.M., G.A.P.S. and T.S.J., three minors, were allegedly arrested on 16 March 2000 in Belém under suspicion of having stolen a shirt. They were reportedly taken to a military police box, where they were reportedly beaten. The mother of one of them reportedly saw the officers hitting the boy and asked them to stop. They allegedly gave her a broomstick and told her to hit him as well. When she refused, they reportedly hit her over the head with the broomstick and punched her. She was allegedly verbally insulted and taken out of the police box. She was reportedly threatened with death if she told anyone about the incident. The Office of the Public Prosecutor, the Military Internal Affairs Division and the Police Ombudsman were reportedly informed about the case. The corregedoria of the military police allegedly concluded that there was not enough evidence of a transgression by the officers. 130. E.M.B., aged 16, and another minor were allegedly arrested on suspicion of robbery by military police officers on 20 June 2000 in Belém. E.M.B. was reportedly taken to a forest area and beaten. He was allegedly held in custody for ten hours, and later taken to his grandmother’s house. As a result of the beating, he reportedly vomited and sustained severe bruising. According to the information received, the police officers had told his grandmother that he was a “bum” and asked her for 15 million reais to release him. When she refused, the boy was allegedly taken to the Regional Police Station in Pedreira (Secciona da Pedreira). The following day he was allegedly transferred to a Child and Adolescent’s Unit. The case is said to have been reported to the corregedoria and ouvidoria of the military police.