A/HRC/13/39/Add.4 restrictions on the use of toilets and water; the food was the same as in the main prison. The Special Rapporteur interviewed one person who had been in the room for seven months; he was held there on the basis of an administrative decision taken by a judge; the only complaint he had concerned the fact that he had no idea for how long he had to stay. The pharmacy and office of the medical doctor were located in the back of the building. One room was locked, and the Special Rapporteur was denied access since, according to the officers on duty, they were not in possession of the key. He had been told by other detainees that these facilities were used to hide certain political prisoners. Female detainee had been at Black Beach Prison for several months. She had been arrested in Bata and stayed at the police post for about 70 days before she was transferred to Malabo Central Police Station, where she stayed for another two months in a cell together with men. At the Bata police station she was beaten on the buttocks and soles of her feet to extort a confession; she complained that at Black Beach Prison the food and the water were bad; she had no contact with her family outside the prison; she told the Special Rapporteur that she had not experienced violence from co-prisoners and that she could lock the cell door from the inside during the night. Male detainee had been arrested in December 2003 in Bata, where he had been kept in a calabozo (military cell) of 1 x 2 meters for three months; the conditions were poor since he could not go to the toilet or wash; he was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment for committing a crime against the State after a closed trial by a military tribunal; he was then transferred to Black Beach Prison where he was held in solitary confinement for more than one year; he complained that not long before the visit, the food he had been allowed to receive earlier from relatives had been blocked; the food provided by the prison authorities was insufficient; he had not been allowed to receive any visits for the past year. Male detainee, was brought to the solitary confinement cell directly after his arrest in 2008; two days later, he was taken to Malabo Central Police Station, where seven persons (policemen as well as security agents) beat him with high-voltage cables and batons. They kicked and beat him all over the body until he confessed. A pistol, meant as a threat, was put on the table next to him while he was subjected to ill-treatment. Following the torture, he had lesions and bruises all over his body, but was never allowed access to a doctor. The Director General of Security and the Secretary of State for Security were reportedly present during the ill-treatment. During his trial, he was represented by a lawyer, but could only meet him one day prior to the trial. The fact that he had been tortured was raised by the lawyer, but no judge asked any questions about it. In prison, he suffered most from the prohibition of any contacts with his family. Male detainee: in early 2008, his wife was arrested, handcuffed and beaten to force her to disclose his whereabouts to the security forces. He therefore had to go to the Central Police Station to have his wife released, which happened. Subsequently he was brought to the office of the Commissioner, where the Director General of Security and the Secretary of State for Security were present. His fingers where put between thumbscrews which were tightened. After about 25 minutes he started crying and shortly after the thumbscrews were removed. As a result he could not move the fingers for a week. He was taken back to the cell, where he stayed for two days, while the questioning continued. His hands were tied behind the back and his feet were tied as well. In this position, he was suspended from an iron bar between two chairs, so that his face faced the floor. They then brought a candle and put it in front of his nose, so that he had to breathe the smoke. They also put a big heavy car battery on his back for one hour. The pain this caused was unbearable. They stopped the torture when he signed a confession. He was detained in the cell for two months. Sometimes he was allowed to shower very quickly. His family could visit and bring food. He was subsequently tried in a closed trial, where all the allegations of torture were ignored and taken to Black Beach Prison. 25