E/CN.4/2001/66 page 118 day owing to a lack of evidence and insufficient grounds to detain them. During questioning, the two men were accompanied by three lawyers of their choice. They were not subjected to any ill-treatment. 605. On 20 March 2000, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal on behalf of 16 Irian Jaya pro-independence supporters reportedly arrested between 28 February and 2 March 2000, after clashes had allegedly occurred on 28 February between around 400 pro-independence supporters and police in Nabire town in Papua, in which 3 civilians reportedly died and 10 others were said to have received gunshot wounds. They were reportedly detained incommunicado at Nabire police resort (POLRES). Furthermore, Yance Pekei, who was reportedly detained around the same time but later released, is believed to have been subjected to torture, such as being hit with various objects, including a rifle and a metal bar, having plastic put over his fingers and shoulders which was then allegedly set alight, and having his ears punctured with a stapler. 606. On 31 March 2000, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint urgent appeal with the Chairman-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Ramli, Marhaban Juned and M. Isa Daud who had reportedly been arrested on 29 March 2000 by members of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) in Aceh Besar district. They were allegedly beaten at the time of arrest and they have since been held incommunicado at District Military Command No. 1 (Kodim 1). 607. On 10 April 2000, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint urgent appeal with the Chairman-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Usman Jalil, Darman, Abdullah bin Haji Syamuan, Ibrahim Ismail, Abdurrahman, Sulaiman Yusuf, and Ishak bin Haji Karim, from Menasah Asan village, Simpang Ulim subdistrict, east Aceh and one other person, who had reportedly been arrested in Aceh on 1 April 2000 by members of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) during an indiscriminate operation to round up members of GAM. They were allegedly being held at a military post in Alue le Itam, Julok subdistrict, east Aceh. Furthermore, Usman bin Abdullah and Sulaiman Sabi, from Deah Temanah village, Trienggadeng subdistrict, Pidie district, were reportedly arrested on 2 April 2000 by members of the TNI in Jurang Berangkat. They were believed to be held either at the Trienggadeng Koramil or at Pidie District Military Command (Kodim). 608. On 11 April 2000, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal on behalf of Christiano Lafu who had reportedly been arrested by the TNI on 10 March 2000 close to a border crossing checkpoint at Passabe, Oecussi, East Timor when he had just crossed into West Timor and who was reportedly detained in Kefamenanu town, West Timor. The Indonesian Police (Polri) had reportedly acknowledged that he was under investigation by them, that he had been charged with carrying a long-bladed weapon and that he may face trial. A United Nations district administrator reportedly travelled to Kefamenanu but was unable to meet him. Christiano Lafu is also said to have no access to lawyers or to family members. 609. On 1 September 2000, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal on behalf of 28 people, including 5 juveniles, reportedly detained at the Sorong Police Resort (Polres) in connection with a demonstration on 22 August 2000 outside a church in Sorong where around 50 people raised the Papuan flag: Esron Imbir, Ananias Urbinas, Ibrahim Imbir,