E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 71 then allegedly given electric shocks and started shaking and bleeding from the mouth. The police officers reportedly increased the electric shocks and stated that since he was “big and strong”, he “could take a lot”. They threw water on his face. As a result of the bandages which were covering his nose and mouth, he could not breathe. In the early evening, he was taken back to the cell. The following day, between 5 and 6 p.m., which is believed to be the end of a shift, he was reportedly taken back to the same room and subjected to “telephone torture” for some thirty minutes. He was reportedly forced to sit on a chair and four police officers were standing behind him, questioning and beating him. He is believed to have started to bleed from one ear. One of the police officers is said to have stepped on his chest, whilst the others were reportedly kicking and slapping him. The delegada is said to have ordered her colleagues to keep beating him until he spoke. Sandro Perreira is reported to have managed to give a note to another detainee leaving the police station in order to inform his family of his detention. On the following morning, his family, accompanied by a lawyer is said to have arrived at the police station while he was in the process of being transferred to the police station in Paranoa. He was reportedly permitted to speak to his family on condition that he did not mention the torture he had been subjected to, in which case he would be killed. He was reportedly given a long-sleeved shirt and trousers and some cotton was put in the ear which was bleeding. He was reportedly told to say that he had water in his ear. According to the information received, three police officers were present in the room when he met with his family. His request to speak to them alone was reportedly turned down. He then met his lawyer in the presence of a police officer. After the departure of his family, he was reportedly taken to a police car in which he was allegedly beaten and asked “where the others lived”. He was then reportedly driven to a dirt road and at some point told to get out of the car and start running, still handcuffed, because of a supposed flat tyre. Thinking that he would be executed if he did so, he refused and told them that they would have to shoot him in the police car. He was then driven back to Parana police station, where he was reportedly beaten again. Relatives of another detainee reportedly saw him lying on the floor in the room. He was then allegedly locked into an individual cell for the next eight days. He was allegedly threatened with death. As a result of the torture, he was said to be suffering from an ear infection and puss was said to be discharging from his ear. The police officers are then believed to have realized that his ear was infected and he was taken to Sobradinho Hospital where he was treated by an ear and nose specialist, who stated that he had no more eardrums. He was reportedly examined in the presence of four police officers who are said to have responded to the questions of the medical doctor. One of the police officers reportedly stated that Sandro Pereirra had water in his ear, however the latter indicated with his hands that “telephone torture” had occurred. The doctor reportedly refused to hand over the medical certificate to the police and to have kept it. The medical report is said to confirm the torture allegations. Around 5.30 p.m., Sandro Pereirra was reportedly taken back to the same room in the police station and beaten again. He was then taken back to the individual cell where he tried to hang himself with his shirt. He was reportedly taken out of the cell by a police officer who tried to prevent him from committing suicide. He was taken to another cell where other detainees were held. The following day, he is said to have been allowed to see his family, but in the presence of a police officer. He was again reportedly instructed not to talk about the treatment he had been subjected to. However, when the police officer was called out of the room, Sandro Perreira reportedly managed to show his family his wounds and told them about the electric shocks. He is said to have told them to go to court to have the court find out what was happening to him. According to the information received, he was seen by a prosecutor and then transferred to the 2nd district police station, commonly known as Pisa Norte. He was