E/CN.A/1990/17 page 13 Argiro Alonso Avendano Palacio were arrested by army personnel in Caceri and brought before the Seventh Court of Public Order in Medellin. It would seem during the time when they were under arrest they were tortured to force them to admit to the charges against them; (b) Jesus Maria Avendano Villegas and Carlos Mario Avendano Palacio, respectively the father and brother of Argiro Alonso Avendano Palacio, were allegedly detained on 27 January by soldiers in Bello and subjected to torture. Subsequently brought before the Second Court of Public Order, they were released due to lack of evidence; (c) Samuel Enrique de la Ossa, Manuel Echeverry Guerra, Giraldo Zapata and three other unidentified persons are alleged to have been arrested by the army on 5 March 1989 in El Pato and brought before the Sixth Court of Public Order. During their detention they were allegedly subjected to threats and ill-treatment. 47. On 8 June 1989 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent message to the Government of Colombia concerning Mr. Rodolfo Hernandez, an employee of Ecopetrol and a member of the Executive Committee of the Sole Confederation of Workers (CUT), and Mr. Efrain Gomez, a member of the Tribunal of Social and Constitutional Guarantees of CUT, alleged to have beer, arrested on 2 May 1989 in the town of Bucaramanga, and held at the premises of the Fifth Brigade in that town. The two trade-unionists are reported to have been beaten and subjected to ill-treatment and concern has been expressed about their physical and mental integrity. 48. On 18 July 1989 the Government of Colombia informed the Special Rapporteur that Mr. Efrain Antonio Gomez Moncada and Mr. Rodolfo Carlos Hernandez Pulgarin belonged to the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerilla group. They were arrested on 1 June 1989. They were interviewed by the Regional Attorney in the Model Prison at Bucaramanga and told him that they had not been tortured and they had not lodged a complaint with any authority. 49. On 14 September 1989 the Government of Colombia sent a letter to the Special Rapporteur in answer to an urgent message of 2 December 1988 (E/CN.4/1989/15, para. 113) transmitting the cases of eight trade-union leaders alleged to have been subjected to torture. According to the information received from the Government, the trade union leaders arrested on the occasion of the civil strike held on 27 October 1988 and subsequently released received proper treatment and their physical and mental integrity was respected at all times. Ecuador 50. On 5 February 1989 the Government of Ecuador sent a letter to the Special Rapporteur in answer to a communication of 29 June 1987 transmitting information on four cases of reported torture. According to the information received from the Government, investigations revealed that the Ecuadorian citizens Betty Basantes Borja, Maria Rosa Cajas Lara, Cecilia del Carmen Mendez Mora and Lidia Adriana Caicedo Bravo belong to the "Alfaro Vive Carajo" subversive group. The present Government, which took office on 10 August 1988, reached an agreement at the end of January 1989 with the above-mentioned Group to put an end to armed activities.