E/CN.4/1992/17 page 67 (a) Mr. Lee Song-Su. During an interview with his lawyers and mother on 16 October 1990 he stated that he had not been tortured. Although at a later stage, Mr. Lee claimed that he had been tortured during the investigation, both the district court and the appellate court rejected the complaint concerning his alleged torture; (b) Mr. Hyun Jung-Dok. After his arrest, Mr. Hyun exercised the right to be silent for 10 days, but he subsequently made a confession after being faced with various evidence. On 6 October 1990, he told his mother at a detention centre that he had never been harshly treated; (c) Mr. Park Ki-Pyong. He admitted spontaneously facts which constitute violations of the National Security Law, not only during the trial proceedings but also during the investigation. Furthermore the court rejected the complaint concerning his alleged maltreatment; (d) Chang O-Yong, Chon In-Hyun, Kim Ok-Hyun, Cong Mi-Hwa. Contrary to the allegation mentioned in the Special Rapporteur's letter, all of them had stated in court that they had not been ill-treated during interrogation procedures. Among them, Ms. Chang was sentenced to one year in prison but released on probation; (e) Kim Yo-Sop, Choi Won-Guk, Kim Ki-Su, Kim Dong-Kyu, Hun Jung-Sook. They allegedly claimed in court that they were ill-treated during interrogation. The court, however, rejected their allegations. Their cases are pending at the Supreme Court, except the case of Ms. Hun, who was sentenced to one year in prison but released on probation; (f) Kong Pyong-Chin. On 18 October 1990, Mr. Kong was arrested by the police on a charge of blackmail. During the interrogation at the police station, faced with all the evidence of three policemen, Mr. Kong still refused to admit the charge and to state the whereabouts of his accomplices. Trying to extract a confession from Mr. Kong, the interrogators forced him to kneel on the floor. Even though the above-mentioned ill-treatment could be considered trivial, the police disciplinary committee reprimanded them, as well as two senior policemen, with a caution. On February 1991, Mr. Kong was sentenced to 10 months in prison with a stay of sentence for two years. Romania Letters and Government replies 192. On 18 October 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent a letter to the Government of Romania concerning Mr. loan Gug, a resident of Oradea, who was arrested on 19 December 1990 at the Plata Republicii tramway station in Oradea after he had taken part in a peaceful demonstration. According to the information received, immediately after his arrest, he was beaten in the abdomen and, on arrival at the police station, thrown on the ground and beaten several times by the policemen until he became unconscious. When he regained consciousness, he was transferred to another police station where he was beaten up by several policemen. He was reportedly forced to make a statement and was then released. According to the source, the medical certificate issued two days