E/CN.4/2000/9 page 112 Cassa village, Ainaro Kota sub-district, Ainaro district on 2 January 1999 by members of the Mahidin militia and members of KORAMIL. The students were reportedly detained, had their hair cut off and were interrogated. Alberto Noronha Kelo was reportedly beaten badly, kicked and stamped upon, suffering severe bruising. 570. Carlito de Araujo was allegedly detained in Cassa village, Ainaro Kota sub-district, on 2 January 1999 and held for one week by members of Mahidin, a pro-Indonesia militia. The Mahidin allegedly beat him on his face, chest and stomach, blindfolded him and took him in a Mahidin truck to the Sarai River, where he was allegedly tortured again in a hut near the river. The next day, 3 January, he reportedly lost consciousness. The Mahidin are reported to have pressured him to join the militia and offered him 250,000 rupiah per month in return. When he refused to join the militia, he was allegedly locked up by the head of the village and militia for one week and continuously brutalized and intimidated. His wife reportedly requested the Indonesian security forces to intervene, but they refused to come to his assistance. 571. Guido Reis Ramos, Crisanto dos Santos, Saturnino dos Santos, Flaviano dos Santos, Libertine dos Santos, Abrao (no surname provided) and Jose Sarmento were reportedly detained and tortured in Rainaba quarter, Gugleur village, in the Maubara sub-district on 8 January 1999 in their homes. Approximately 70 members of the local Gardapaksi militia, allegedly supported by members of Battalion 143, were said to have attacked them. They allegedly sustained injuries from sticks and sharp weapons, and were also beaten and kicked. Guido Reis Ramos was allegedly kicked and beaten by a militia member, then taken to the Caicassa military post where members of the post gagged and beat him with a length of metal pipe and rifle butts. He reportedly sustained serious injuries to the head, hands and feet, for which he required three days of hospitalization following his release. He reportedly also lost the use of one of his legs, allegedly as a result of the beatings. Jose Sarmento was reportedly shot with an arrow as he tried to flee the attack. He was then allegedly beaten and taken to the Caicassa military post, where he was allegedly subjected to further torture before being released. Flaviano dos Santos was reportedly whipped with a chain from a chainsaw on the back and head, allegedly by militia members. He was reportedly taken to the Rajawali military post in Caicassa where he was allegedly subjected to further beatings and torture. Libertine dos Santos was reportedly stabbed in the back of the head by a militia member. Crisanto dos Santos was reportedly beaten, kicked in the face and stabbed in the ear by militia members. 572. Ruis Luis was allegedly attacked by 13 Rajawali personnel during the operation (see above). He reportedly sustained knife militia were allegedly also pursuing Luis' the Guico village head. members of the Mahidin militia and in Gugleur village on 8 January 1999 wounds to the back of his head. The father, Fernando, and the brother of 573. The Special Rapporteur has received information of the alleged illtreatment of inhabitants of Gugleur village in Maubara subdistrict, Liquica district, reportedly by members of the Gadapaksi and Battalion 143, on 10 January 1999. A number of persons were beaten with sticks, machetes and spears, as well as being kicked. The men in the village were reportedly targeted for interrogation, having allegedly been accused of being Fretilin supporters. A teacher who protested about this treatment was allegedly whipped by a chainsaw chain. The alleged ill-treatment reportedly led to around 30 people fleeing the