E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 140 he had been transferred to an infirmary cell two days before the visit of the Special Rapporteur and that before, he had been detained in a very dirty cell without a bed or blankets. It was also reported that other sick detainees were transferred to another place of detention. 305. Antonio Rodriguez, a city representative of Diadema, was reportedly arrested on 23 February 1998 in front of the Town hall where he had had a meeting with the city council regarding the provision of water to some communities. The military police are said to have provoked a riot by insulting some of the demonstrators who were waiting outside the building to learn the result of the negotiations with the authorities. Antonio Rodriguez was allegedly beaten while he was handcuffed. He was allegedly grabbed by the penis and was kicked. Two other persons were said to have been arrested with him. He was reportedly beaten in the police car which was taking him to the 1st district police station in Diadema. At the police station, it is alleged that he was humiliated. According to the information received, before being transferred by military police officers to the police headquarters, his left ankle was squashed in the door of the police vehicle in which he was going to be transferred. Many people, including his wife, were said to have witnessed this incident as they were demonstrating outside the police station for his release. At the police headquarters, he was humiliated, threatened and thrown against the walls. Still handcuffed, he was reportedly then taken to the emergency room of the Diadema central hospital, where he was diagnosed as having a broken leg. The medical report is believed to have been taken by a police officer. He was then reportedly returned to the police headquarters, his broken leg in a cast. There, he was seated on a chair which was allegedly lifted in the air before being dropped. He started to give his version of the facts, including the police violence, to the civil police officer who was interrogating him. But he was then allegedly interrogated by three military police officers who were pointing their guns in his direction. At 3 a.m., he reportedly paid his bail and was released. His body was said to be covered with bruises and he underwent three operations on his broken leg. He was later accused of damage to public property, disobedience and disrespect towards the public authorities. According to the information received, he complained to the city council, the ouvidor of the military police, the Secretary in Charge of Public Security and various human rights institutions, to no avail. He reportedly did not file any formal complaint with the police because he was advised to wait to the end of the proceedings against him. 306. Lucio Antonio de Carvalho was reportedly arrested on 25 May 2000 in the Pacaembu neighbourhood by 15 military police officers from the 2nd district police and five officers from the DEPATRI. It is believed that he was arrested on orders from a lieutenant on accusations of extortion made by his former girlfriend, and was taken to the DEPATRI, where he was slapped on the face. Handcuffed in the back, he was then allegedly kicked and beaten by several officers, including the delegado. He was allegedly forced to sign a confession under threat. He was then reportedly put in a DEPATRI cell with 30 other detainees. Two days later, a detainee is said to have bought a firearm from one of the guards and a revolt began, but with no success. A few detainees are believed to have been seriously injured during the clash with the guards. An hour and a half after the end of the revolt, some 60 guards wearing masks reportedly entered the cells and, on orders from the chief of the lock-up (carceiro), began to beat all the detainees, who were stripped naked. They were forced to leave their cells one by one and were allegedly made to go through a cordon of guards who beat them with wooden sticks. They were then reportedly made to face the wall and were beaten, in particular on the head, the ribs, the back and the testicles. He is said to have fallen unconscious on several occasions and to have been woken up