E/CN.4/2000/9 page 145 officials of the Federal District Government Procurator's Office. The CNDH is said to have closed this dossier on 23 April 1998 because the Procurator's Office had instituted official liability proceedings against Juan Marcos Bodillo Sarabia, Javier Zamora Cortés and Sotero Galván Gutierrez, in their capacity of public servants, without arbitrary arrest and torture having been proved. The Government also advised that the second dossier had been opened by the CNDH on 7 August 1998 with the authorities of the Oriente remand prison being accused of responsibility for alleged violations of the human rights of Martín del Campo. According to the information received, this dossier was closed on 22 October 1998, the question having been settled during the trial. Martín del Campo is said to have asked the CNDH to obtain his transfer to another prison. This was apparently refused by the Pre-Trial Detention and Social Rehabilitation Directorate because the CNDH is not competent to deal with this type of request. The dossier is reported to have been closed on 25 January 1994. The third dossier was opened in response to a petition for early release by the person concerned. This was closed on 29 June 1994 for the same reasons as mentioned above. The Government noted that on 21 July 1994 the CNDH opened another dossier because of the mistreatment allegedly suffered by Martín del Campo during his transfer to the Pachuca Hidalgo Social Rehabilitation Centre (CERESO) which had been authorized by the Ministry of the Interior. According to the information provided, the CNDH issued a recommendation which appears to have been implemented, the complainant having been admitted to the Tula de Allende CERESO on 23 June 1996. It was reported that an investigation had been opened into a homicide for which Martín del Campo was alleged to be responsible. As far as the officials are concerned, Sotero Galván Gutierrez is said to have admitted to having beaten Martín del Campo Dood and to have been dismissed and disqualified from holding a position as a public servant; Juan Marcos Badillo Sarabia and Delfino Javier Zamora Cortes were found not to be officially liable for the alleged infringements. 737. Alma Delia Laurel Benítez, a student, and the peasant Justino Bolaños Rodríguez, both aged 20 and living in the community of Zacualpán, municipality of Atoyac de Álvarez, are reported to have been arrested with violence on 17 April 1999 by two members of the State Judicial Police who were not in uniform and were carrying heavy-calibre weapons. The two policemen took them to the Tecpan de Galeana CERESO, where they are said to have been tortured physically and psychologically. It is alleged that both were forced to sign a statement under torture. 738. According to the Government, Alma Delia Laurel Benítez and Justino Bolaños Rodríguez were arrested for abduction, on the basis of the facts established in preliminary investigation No. GALE/ATOY/115/04/99 which is available in the office of the public prosecutor for non-federal offences of the judicial district of Galeana, Guerrero. Consequently, on 17 April 1999, they were lawfully arrested and made a statement acknowledging their participation in the abduction. 739. On 1 February 1999, approximately 150 heavily armed municipal, anti-riot and State judicial police officers are reported to have attacked, beaten and arrested more than 300 indigenous Nahua and Otomí. Two helicopters allegedly dropped tear gas on men, women, children and old people. As a result, a number of people apparently suffered broken arms and ribs and at least ten others are said to have been injured so seriously that they had to be taken to hospital in Tampico and Pachuca. According to information received on 18 March 1999 by the Special Rapporteur, all those detained had been released, although charges were

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