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later by the Judetul Bihor Localitatea Oradea Unitatea Institute stated that
he had been beaten and that would require two or three days's medical
treatment.
193. In a letter received on 4 December 1991, the Romanian Government replied
that Mr. loan Gug had never been arrested. The Government indicated that,
on 19 December 1990, the Bihor Democratic Alliance had organized a peaceful
demonstration for which permission had been granted and that it ended
at 7 p.m. Afterwards, several participants in the demonstration went to the
centre of town in front of the Mayor's Office where they brought the traffic
to a halt and aroused the anger of many of the citizens. The police officers
took the necessary steps to remove the participants and asked some of the
leaders, including Mr. loan Gug, to go to police headquarters for
identification purposes. Mr. loan Gug was fined 500 lei - a civilian
penalty. Mr. loan Gug then took his case to the Oradea military prosecutor
and submitted a medical certificate which stated that he had been beaten up
and that two or three days' medical treatment was necessary. After hearing
Mr. Gug, the military prosecutor realized that he was unable to provide any
information or evidence to identify the persons who attacked him. Under the
circumstances, despite the efforts by the military prosecutor to conduct an
inquiry and since Mr. Gug has gone abroad and has not returned, the case has
been closed.
Urgent appeals
194. On 5 March 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal to the
Government of Rwanda transmitting information concerning the following
persons: Emmanuel Havugimana, Justin Kanamugire, Laurent Karugarama and
Ezekiel Ngoboka, all members of the Tutsi ethnic group who were reportedly
held in the Gisenyi prison, under suspicion of having links with a rebel Tutsi
group known as the Rwandese Patriotic Front. Emmanuel Havugimana, a teacher
at the Rwankeri college, and Justin Kanamugire were allegedly arrested by
soldiers on 30 January 1991 in the Rwankeri clinic. Laurent Karugarama and
Ezekiel Ngoboka, university students at the Adventist University of Central
Africa, were allegedly arrested on 3 February 1991 on the university campus.
They were all beaten and ill-treated by members of the Rwandese security
forces. Ezekiel Ngoboka reportedly had his face slashed by a machete and he
was injured in the leg. Laurent Karugarama allegedly was beaten and had
bruises all over his body. Since their arrest, it is said that the four
prisoners have not been allowed any visits by their relatives, they have been
denied medical treatment and their conditions of detention are extremely
harsh. Given this information, fears have been expressed about the health and
the physical integrity of these persons.
Letters and Government replies
195. On 14 February 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent a letter to the
Government of Rwanda transmitting information to the effect that
Mr. Alfred Chafubire died in detention. According to the information
received, Mr. Chafubire, a pastor of the Episcopalian Church and principal of
the secondary school in Gahini, in the prefecture of Kibungo, was arrested
on 6 December 1990 and transferred to the detention centre in Rwamagana, where
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