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(a) Liam de Clair, an Irish citizen, was arrested on 17 July 19 90 and
taken to los police station in connection with a forgery case. While in
police custody, he was allegedly beaten with fists and batons, kicked, hit
about the face, head and body, and threatened with sexual assault. His head
was banged on desks, chairs and filing cabinets in an attempt to make him sign
a confession. According to the source, he was also locked in a shed outside
the police station without food and water, was denied access to a lawyer and
was forced to sign a statement in Greek, which he did not fully understand.
The information further indicated that Liam de Clair was examined at Naxos and
Chios hospitals and was given a medical report certifying bruising.
(b) Police from Z security police station in Athens allegedly broke the
left arm of Emmanouil Kasapakis and beat his head with a club, at his home in
Athens in the early hours of 23 September 1990. It was also reported that a
medical examination took place at the Athens District General Hospital and the
subsequent report certified injuries to the head requiring stitching, resulting
in concussion and amnesia, as well as injuries to the left hand. According to
the information received, Emmanouil Kasapakis lodged a complaint against the
police of Z security police station, and sued the officers concerned, citing
grievous bodily harm, dangerous bodily harm, threats and damage to property.
(c) Kostas Andreadis was allegedly subjected to falanga (beating on the
soles of the feet) and electric shocks after being taken into detention
on 23 March 1990 on suspicion of being a member of the "Vigilant Anarchists"
organization. According to the source, a medical report from the Thessaloniki
Forensic Medical Department dated 28 March certified bruising to the balls of
both feet.
Guatemala
102. On 17 April 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent a letter to the Government
of Guatemala transmitting information on the following cases:
(a) Julio Rodriguez and Edgar Villatoro, peasants from El Tumbo and
Buena Vista, municipality of Sagaxché, El Peten, arrested on 15 July 1990 and
allegedly subjected to torture at the Hacienda La Anchura. As a result, their
health has been affected;
(b) Rosa María López Monzón, reportedly arrested on 31 October 1990 and
tortured at the National Police Station in Colonia Bethania, Zone 7, Guatemala,
by three unidentified policemen who made her suffer from cigarette burns on
various parts of her body and threatened to kill her if she reported them;
(c) Otto Iván Rodríguez Vanegas, employed by the Electrification
Institute, arrested on 5 April 1991 in Chiquimola and taken to the National
Police Centre in Chiquimola, where he was reportedly beaten up and suffered
from cigarette burns, apart from a serious injury in the left eye;
(d) The bodies of two young persons, Elias and Lucas Fiorián Villatoro,
aged 13 and 17 were found on 4 March 1991 in San Andrés Villaseca, Retalhuleu,
bearing signs of torture and strangulation.
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