E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 87 lungs, kidneys and spleen are said to have been perforated. At the time of the interview (3 September 2000), marks consistent with his allegations, such as a scar on his lower back and his left inner foot, were still visible. 94. Dalton Costa Miranda was reportedly transferred from Unai penitentiary a month or two before his scheduled release and was beaten on his back and head on arrival at Nelson Hungria penitentiary by eight or nine guards with a thick wooden stick for about 20 minutes. At the time of the interview (3 September 2000), marks consistent with his allegation, such as a scar on his lower back, were still visible. 95. Olemar Goncalves de Noronha was reportedly arrested in Araguary after being caught stealing from a grocery store. He was said to have been beaten and subjected to the technique called the “parrot’s perch” by police officers until he signed a confession to another crime, which he denies having committed. It is believed that on the basis of this confession, he was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. When he said in court that he had been tortured, the judge allegedly laughed and looked at the prosecutor. 96. Rildo Luis Dias was reportedly beaten by guards at the Nelson Hungria prison on or about 24 July 2000 after he had refused to submit to a strip search and to remove his underwear before going into the yard. He is said to have followed the usual search procedure and to have stated that he would rather not go out if he was strip searched. It is believed that searches had never involved removing underwear before. Subsequently the guards are said to have hit him in the stomach, to have insulted him, broken his television set, destroyed his fruit, ripped his bed linen and mixed soap powder into his food. They reportedly cut his water supply for three days. About three days later, guards from another team arrived and reportedly beat him again, threw ketchup on his clothes and threw his toiletries in the toilet. After two weeks, he was reportedly medically examined. At the time of the interview (3 September 2000), marks consistent with his allegations, such as marks on his stomach, were still visible. Some guards are said to have threatened that his problems were only just beginning. He was placed in the punishment cell for 30 days. His family are said to have asked the Human Rights Commission to monitor his case. 97. Vinicius Rezende Costa was reportedly transferred to Nelson Hungria prison in mid-May 1997. In April 1997, he was said to have been arrested and taken to the theft and robbery police station of Belo Horizonte, where he was allegedly tortured. In mid-1998, he is said to have had an argument with the delegado at the DESOPE, who is said to have slapped him in the face without a reason. In a reflex action, Vinicius Rezende Costa reportedly hit him back. Other detectives were said to have arrived and to have subdued and beaten him. As a result, he is said to have suffered from a broken rib and a cut under his eye. The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry is said to have been informed about the case. No inquiry is said to have been carried out. 98. Alexandre Cezar da Silva, an inmate for over five years and eight months at the Nelson Hungria prison in Belo Horizonte, who had reportedly been sentenced to eight years in prison, is said to have been tortured on the “parrot’s perch” at the theft and robbery police station of Belo Horizonte in 1989 and at the Department of Investigation in Contage in 1993. He had reportedly been arrested at 5 a.m. on 12 June 1993. The following day, police officers reportedly