A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 Individual cases Remandee section All the personal belongings of the escapees had been burnt after the escape and they had to buy everything again. There were two juveniles in the cell, aged 15 and 16. They had been here for two weeks and one year, respectively. Larson Tetepa, aged 28, was arrested in September 2008 by the community for an issue regarding inheritance. He had been beaten on the face at Mount Hagen Police Station. In April, he decided to escape because of the terrible conditions he was living in pending his trial. He cut the fence and escaped with 83 others. Later, the alarm rang and the officers went looking for them. He was caught and taken back. Once under their control, the officers cut his leg with an axe and beat him with sticks. They also broke his left arm with a stick and hit him behind the ears with an axe. He was also beaten on the foot with an axe. He was put back in the cell without any medication and was only taken to the hospital three days later, where he spent two weeks. The medical forensic examinations confirmed the presence of traumatic lesions absolutely compatible with the allegations and clearly diagnostic of ill-treatment. He had to borrow clothes from other detainees since all of his possessions had been burnt. Nelson Jack, aged 20, was arrested on 20 January 2010 at the market in Mount Hagen, by seven officers, for stealing a blackberry and phone cards. They hit him three times on the knee with a stick and also broke his jaw. He indicated that he could no longer run fast or move properly. At the police station, he was beaten with a fan belt on the back and left arm and was taken to hospital only nine days after. He did not have a plate, cup, shoes or anything else because all of his belongings had been burnt. Mewa Gui, aged 38, has been arrested in July 2004 at home by CID. They beat him on the eyebrows with gun butts. He spent a month at Mount Hagen Police Station, where he was also beaten. In 2005, he escaped for 8 months. He had received his sentenced the day before the visit and had been sentenced to 20 years. He had been beaten three times in six years. He complained that the current superintendent was worse than the ones before him. Joel Dominik, aged 30, was arrested about one month before the visit. Mr. Dominik had been shot in the foot by a police officer, in course of an incident at Wabag, in which he reported not to have been involved. The following day, Mr. Dominik went to the police station in order to complain about the shooting. However, upon arrival at the station, he was arrested and kicked by the police officers on duty. He was held for three days, and later transferred to Baisu Correctional Facility. During the transfer, he was taken to the nearest general hospital where his injury was treated. Mr. Dominik complained about the old and dirty plates from which they had to eat their meals, and the overall lack of information on the rights of detainees. Petrus Aba, aged 50, from Simbu. In July 2009, Mr. Aba had participated in the setting up of roadblocks and robbing travellers. While walking on the street one day, the owner of a vehicle he had robbed earlier identified him and informed the police. The officers stopped Mr. Aba at gunpoint and he surrendered. Subsequently, the owner of the vehicle started to hit Mr. Aba with a bush knife, resulting in the loss of several fingers and other severe injuries. The police officers present did not intervene. Eventually, Mr. Aba lost consciousness and woke up in the hospital, where he received treatment for his injuries. Mr. Aba was not aware of having been officially interrogated by the police. He reported not to have experienced any further ill-treatment since his arrest. Michael Lakari, aged 20. On 29 October, the police and an informant tried to arrest him in Mount Hagen. Mr. Lakari resisted and tried to run away, but was apprehended. After having surrendered and having been ordered to sit on the ground, the informant started to 57