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the lack of sufficient medicine and the fact that he had to sit in the dark without electric
light in the big dormitory after 7 p.m. when the doors were locked.
Male detainee had been transferred to Evinayong Prison in 2004; before that, he had been
held in Bata Prison starting from 1997. He had no major complaints about the prison. He
found the food insufficient and indicated that, while detainees could see a doctor if needed,
they were not provided with medicine. When he was arrested, the police tied his hands and
feet together behind his back and beat him all over his body for about two hours. He was
also suspended, which left deep wounds. He had two lawyers, but they did not do their job.
When he made allegations of torture during the trial, the judge did not react. At the
beginning he had been held at a small gendarmerie post.
Gendarmerie Post Evinayong
Visited on 15 November 2008
General information: The officer in charge, Corporal Lucas Ntutum, said he had been
working at the gendarmerie post since 2005; he had been officer in charge after his superior
had left one month earlier. Upon request, he provided the Special Rapporteur with the
register, which showed one undated entry for 2008. The officer in charge made
contradictory statements with regard to the existence of detention cells and the date of the
last person held in custody. The Special Rapporteur found a cell which was in a ruinous
state.
Police station Ngolo - Bata
Visited on 15 November 2008
General information: The Special Rapporteur was received by Sub-Inspector Fermin Osa
Ndong and Marino Mba Ntschania (Inspector de Tercera de Policia Nacional). At the time
of the visit, four detainees were held in one cell of about 9 sqm, which was very dark as the
only window was barred with wooden planks. There were no beds but only some very dirty
mats on the floor. Detainees had no protection against mosquitoes, were not provided with
any food, and access to the toilet was sometimes restricted.
Gendarmerie Post/Police Station Cogo
Visited on 16 November 2008
General information: The Police and the Gendarmerie were located in the same run-down
building which did not dispose of detention facilities. At the gendarmerie the Special
Rapporteur was received by Luis Ndong (Brigadier) and Egulocio Ndong (Teniente, Chief
of Brigade). A register was kept in the same clear manner as in other gendarmerie posts. It
showed no entry for 2008. The Special Rapporteur was however told that, if a person was
arrested, he/she would be detained at the military camp across the road.
At the police station the Special Rapporteur spoke to the Juan Engongo (Comisionado
Divisional, serving in this function since June 2008). According to Juan Engono, in cases of
serious crimes, persons would be detained in the military barracks, since there were no cells
available at the police station. However, at the time of the visit no one was held there as far
as he knew. The last serious case was a couple of days prior to the visit of the Special
Rapporteur and concerned a road accident involving casualties. According to the police
chief, the person responsible for that accident had been sent to a judge in Bata, as there was
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