E/CN.4/1992/17 page 19 Abdel-Kader, police officer; Afada, army sergeant; Ahmed Mohamed Badri, non-commissioned officer; Hassan Kader Dileyta, security officer; Mohamed Ahmed Dini, army officer; Hassan Ali Horsa; Bourhan Mohamed Houmed ("Barisso"); Cheicko Mohamed, private. 63. These persons, who are all members of the Afar community, were among the 100 people who were reportedly arrested shortly after an armed attack on 8 January 1991 on a military barracks in Tadjourah. They were reportedly tortured while they were being held without charges by the security forces. According to the source, in the past persons detained on political grounds were subjected to such tortures as electric shocks, being held in a cell filled with water, strung up from a horizontal bar and beaten (a method known as "the swing"), having a bottle full of water tied to the testicles and a bottle inserted in the anus. 64. On 10 June 1991 the Government replied and denied the allegations of torture, providing information on each of the cases mentioned in the Special Rapporteur's letter, including the exact identity of the persons listed and details about their supposed involvement in the plot. The following information was provided: (a) Abdel Kader (Lieutenant Abdoulkader Mohammed Abass): At no time was he subjected to cruel or degrading treatment nor did he ask to be examined by a doctor either before or after he was charged. He is being held in the Damenjog camp, where he is allowed visits from members of his family; (b) Mohamed Ibrahim Afada: At no time was he subjected to physical abuse nor did he request a medical examination. He was released on bail on 14 April 1991; (c) Ahmed Mohamed Badri: According to the Government, no charges have been brought against such a person. His real name could well be Ahmed Mohamed Houmed, who did not at any time inform the examining judge of any cruel or ill-treatment and never requested a medical examination. He was released after charges were brought against him; (d) Hassan Kader Dilleyta: According to the Government, no charges have been brought against such a person. His real name could well be Abdoulkader Dilleyta Ougoureh, who was arrested on 18 January 1991 and is being held in the Idriss Farah Abaneh Centre in Nagade and is allowed to be visited by his family. In a letter dated 28 January 1991 to the examining judge, Abdoulkader Dilleyta Ougoureh and 15 other accused persons denounced the physical cruelty to which they were being subjected while in custody. They were examined by three doctors at the request of the examining judge and the medical certificate given after the defendant was examined did not reveal any visible injuries or any functional disability (a copy of the certificate is attached); (e) Mohamed Ahmed Dini: According to the Government, no charges were brought against such a person. His real name could well be Mohamed Ahmed Omar, who did not at any time complain of physical cruelty nor did he request a medical examination. A committal order was issued on 19 January 1991 and he was released on bail on 14 April 1991. (The person in question might