E/CN.4/1989/15 page 10 Department of Solola and subjected to torture. Diego Sicay Puluc and Gaspar Yataz Pablo were kidnapped on 24 January 1988 and it was alleged that they had been subjected to torture. On 28 January 1988, they were found dead on the road between Santiago Atillan and San Lucas Tolimanj according to reports their bodies bore signs of torture. 41. On 17 June 1988, another letter was addressed to the Government of Guatemala, transmitting information alleging that Gaspar Mendoza y Mendoza and Gaspar Mendoza Mendoza were arrested on 12 May 198 8 by the local chief of the military base. They were subjected to ill-treatment during interrogation until they were released on 17 May 1988. Furthermore, members of the armed forces gathered the inhabitants in Huehuetenango of the village of Aguacatan, Huehuetenango, and threatened them with "serious consequences" if they did not agree to cooperate with vigilence activities. 42. In a letter dated 4 August 1988, the Government of Guatemala rejected the allegation referred to in the previous paragraph, stating that Gaspar Mendoza y Mendoza and Gaspar Mendoza Mendoza had never disappeared or been arbitrarily detained either by military forces or by any other authority or person. 43. In a letter dated 2 December 1988, the Government of Guatemala transmitted information to the Special Rapporteur stating that the Direccion General de Relaciones Internacionales Bilaterales (General Directorate of bilateral international relations) did not have on file any documentation, or specific complaints lodged against those allegedly responsible for the cases transmitted by the Special Rapporteur on 6 April 1988. It was also stated that the Government would continue its efforts to solve those cases and it reaffirmed its invitation to the Special Rapporteur to visit Guatemala. Haiti 44. On 6 April 1988, a l e t t e r was addressed t o the Government of Haiti transmitting information alleging that several hundreds prisoners had died of malnutrition and t o r t u r e in the past six months due to the inhuman prison conditions a t the Service des recherches criminelles (criminal investigation service) in Port-au-Prince. Eddy Moise, Seneque Jean-Louis and Kadar Deresil were reportedly arrested on 7 February 1988 in Gonaives and detained in the Casernes Dessalines in Port-au-Prince. They were reportedly severely tortured by the p o l i c e . In addition, Roland Nelson was said to have been arrested in Port-au-Prince on 8 January 1988 and released one week l a t e r , having been badly beaten while in detention. Edner Dorsainville was allegedly arrested by armed men, believed to be members of the security forces, near the church of St. Gerard in Port-au-Prince on 31 January 1988. He was taken to the Casernes Dessalines, where he was subjected to t o r t u r e during h i s detention. 45. Another l e t t e r was sent to the Government of Haiti on 28 July 19 88 transmitting information alleging that some leaders and members of Tet-Ansanm, a peasant organization, had been systematically persecuted by armed police in Jean Rabel in the north-western region of H a i t i . In that connection Solivert Belizaire Toussaint was reportedly arrested on 25 April 1988 by a policeman and tortured by another during i n t e r r o g a t i o n , both names have been transmitted to the Government.