E/CN.4/2000/9 page 106 Aghostinha Fonseca and Helena (no surname), who were both reportedly having difficulty breathing. 532. On 25 August 1998, a group of 750 textile factory workers in central Java attempted to march from a local human rights organization in Jakarta to a local ILO office. When police officers reportedly attempted to push the demonstrators off the street, a shoving match ensued. At this time, police allegedly beat 19 demonstrators with rattan canes and kicked them until they would retreat. 533. On 1 July 1999, 30 demonstrators were reportedly injured when the police and military used excessive violence to prevent the demonstrators from entering the National Election Commission (KPU) office in central Jakarta. Approximately 300 people were protesting in front of the KPU office when police and members of the military allegedly hit several of them with batons and rifle butts, kicked them with boots, threw tear gas at them and shot some with rubber bullets. The Special Rapporteur has received the names of 15 individuals who were reportedly in critical condition at St. Carolus Hospital as a result of the alleged violence. A further 15 people reportedly underwent surgery as a result of the violence. 534. On 15 September 1999, riot police allegedly violently dispersed a crowd of around 60 student protestors in Jakarta outside the United Nations building in downtown Jakarta. Security forces allegedly opened fire outside the United Nations building, and riot police were said to have chased protestors with sticks and hurled Molotov cocktails into the air. At least three members of another group of around 150 demonstrators marching towards the Parliament building from the west side of Jakarta were reportedly beaten and kicked by security forces on the same day. Seven protestors were reportedly arrested including Gunawan Muhamad, a former chief editor of Tempo weekly magazine. 535. The Special Rapporteur has received information on the following individual cases. 536. Desmon Mahesa, Chairman of a local legal aide group, LBH Nusantra, and a member of the People's Alliance for Democracy (ALDERA), was attacked on the street by two armed men in Jakarta on 3 February 1998. He was allegedly pulled into a car, had a bag put over his head and was taken to an unknown location where he was allegedly subjected to torture while being questioned about his political activities. His eyes were allegedly covered and he was handcuffed to a chair, while electric shocks were applied to his feet and head, and he was beaten and kicked. He was reportedly released on 3 April 1998 at the Jakarta airport and he provided a public statement on 12 May 1999 about his treatment. 537. Pius Lustrilanang, Chairman of ALDERA, was reportedly abducted by an armed man who shoved him into a car in Jakarta on 4 February 1998. He was reportedly handcuffed and blindfolded and taken to an unknown location where he was allegedly tortured, including electric shock treatment, while being questioned about the activities of various opposition figures. His head was allegedly submerged in water so that he could not breathe, and he was kicked and beaten. The torture and interrogation reportedly lasted three days. He was held in custody until 2 April 1998. He reportedly described the alleged torture to the National Commission on Human Rights on 27 April 1998. 538. Muhammad Ardiansyah, a 7-month-old baby, was reportedly detained with his mother by security forces in Morong, Aceh, in February 1998. The security forces