E/CN.4/2000/9 page 109 family and demanded that she stop talking about the incident. The officer allegedly drew a small axe from his waist and threatened to attack her husband. He reportedly then unleashed the axe on some nearby rocks and trees and shouted that he would kill them all and call for a truck to pick up their corpses and dump them. An investigation into the case has reportedly commenced. 550. Etelvina Maria Dias and Vicentinha Fernandes were reportedly arrested on 13 November 1998 in Barike hamlet, Fahinehan village, on suspicion of being involved in an attack on the military post in Alas on 9 November. The 2 women reportedly fled to Barike for protection, but were located and arrested by soldiers from Battalions 744, 745 and 315 who had been on duty in Fahi Lequimau. The women were allegedly tied together with wire, kicked and beaten with rifles and subjected to verbal sexual harassment. According to the information received, the women were then taken to Daramata hamlet where they were detained overnight. The following morning they were reportedly taken to the Battalion 315 post at Fahileqimau where they were allegedly beaten again. Soldiers allegedly tore their clothes off and grabbed and squeezed their breasts and vaginas, saying that they must be hiding letters in their underwear. The women's hair was reportedly burnt with matches. The following day the women were reportedly taken to Kodim 1634, Same, where they were allegedly also beaten by soldiers and the soldiers' wives. Thereafter, they were reportedly taken to Polres Manifahi for interrogation during which time they were allegedly forced to make false confessions. They were reportedly released but remained under house arrest. 551. Rui Kiak and Domingos da Costa, both students, were reportedly arrested on 13 October 1998 on a street in Dili. At the time of their arrest, they were allegedly beaten with iron bars and rifle butts by members of the mobile police brigade (BRIMOB), Dili. They were reportedly taken to Polres Dili where they were awaiting trial. According to the information received, their arrests were allegedly a reprisal for the physical assault of a Brimob member by the two youths the previous day. 552. The Special Rapporteur has received information about the alleged rounding up, beating and transfer of 26 prisoners at Becora Prison, Dili on 30 October 1998. According to the information received, the prisoners (a list of whose names has been received by the Special Rapporteur) were rounded up by the Indonesian military and allegedly subjected to violent beatings and hit with gun butts, before being put into military vehicles and transferred to the Balide military prison facility. It is said that the reason for their alleged illtreatment was their political views. 553. Armando Boavida, Deolindo Castailao Felipe, Ledi Simao, Salvador Soares, José da Silva, Nicolau Amaral, Leonardo Sampaio, Tomas da Silva, Luis da Silva, Antonio Castro, Domingos Manek Gama and Muis da Silva Soares, all employees of a private company, PT Akam, were allegedly beaten with rifle butts by military personnel in the Manufahi district on 22 November 1998. The men were reportedly suspected by the military of being guerillas, as they had long hair. 554. The Special Rapporteur has received information about the reported arrest and detention at Polda Dili of civilians from the Alas subdistrict in November 1998. At least 11 people were reportedly subsequently charged under articles 106 and 110 of the Indonesian Criminal Code, Emergency Law No. 12 and Emergency Law No. 55. In particular, the Special Rapporteur has received the following individual cases.