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the visit. However, the Special Rapporteur still witnessed rats and other vermin within the
lock-up.
Individual cases
56.
A detainee had been arrested one month before the visit of the Special Rapporteur.
He had been locked in the cell and had no legal assistance. He complained about being in
the cell all day. He was only allowed outside once per day to shower, and had to be taken to
the toilet by an officer. He also complained about the quality of the food. His father visited
him, but they could not touch each other. He did not report any beatings.
57.
Marlon Clarke, aged 28. On 8 January 2010, he was walking in the streets when he
heard an explosion and noticed he could no longer feel his foot. He did not know who shot
him, but was sure it had not been the police. He was taken to the hospital by a taxi driver.
He was then arrested in the hospital and taken to Central Police Station on 13 January. That
day was also the last time he saw a doctor. He was prescribed pills and painkillers, but had
already used them all a week ago; the pain was so strong that he could not sleep at night.
He had asked for an appointment with the doctor but this request has been ignored.
58.
André Francis, aged 19, had been arrested in the parking lot of a church by four
female and a male officer on 13 February 2010. He was searched and they found marijuana
in his ear. One of the women questioned him about his age and address. Since his replies
seemed to be wrong, the man beat him on the chest more than five times. He was taken to
the Central Police Station and had not been asked anything about the drugs yet. His family
visited him the day before the interview and brought him water. He had no lawyer and
expected to go to court a few days later. The cell doors remained open all the time since he
arrived so he could use the toilets at night. Before that, the juveniles used to be locked
inside the whole day.
59.
A detainee, aged 48, had been arrested in October 2008 by the Kingfish police and
brought to Central Police Station. His father used to sell marijuana, but they arrested him
instead of his father. He was hit on the throat by two police officers. Later he was
interrogated at Kingfish for over an hour by the same officers. They called him a liar,
became angry, and threatened to beat him. He was then taken back to Central Police
Station, where he was interrogated once in an office. In April 2009, he had to be operated
on due to a hernia at Kingston Public Hospital.
60.
Dalton Reid, aged 39, had been arrested in 2005 and taken to Tower Street General
Penitentiary until 10 February 2010, when he was taken to Central Police Station. He was
not allowed to see a doctor because he was serving a life sentence. He fainted once but was
not taken to the hospital and was told to sit on a bench for an hour. He would rather go back
to Tower Street, where inmates were treated better. There were five detainees in his cell; he
had to sleep on concrete and suffered from the lack of air. He found the guards ignorant and
sometimes violent. Detainees usually woke up at 4 a.m. to wash their face; then they
received tea and had to go back to the cells until their food came. He knew that the
marijuana in Central Police Station did not come from the family or other visitors, who
only brought food.
61.
H.F., aged 17, was arrested on 31 December 2009 at his home. He was taken to Port
Royal Police Station and was accused of having sex with his 15-year-old girlfriend. He had
to share a cell with eight adults. When one of them tried to light a fire in the cell, the police
officers sprayed teargas and pepper spray into the cell. All the detainees were beaten with
batons on the feet while handcuffed on a chair, as a form of collective punishment.
However, the general treatment in Port Royal Police Station was better than in Central
Police Station. He had been to court four times and the judge decided that he should be
transferred to Central Police Station. The officers in Central Police Station ignored the
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