20 LAW-ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS According to the information given by the Head of Police and Prosecutor General, the police officer died trying to prevent a hand grenade from going off. Three civilians died from teargas cartridge and four from bullets. The Prosecutor General stated that the ammunitions had penetrated the bodies, which appears to indicate that they must have been fired at a very close range.43 Azerbaijan According to a 2009 CPT report, Azerbaijani authorities have used truncheons, handcuffs and leg cuffs on prisoners: He had been beaten by several prison officers who had kicked and hit him with truncheons while his ankles and hands were cuffed together . . . the prisoner concerned displayed streak-like, brownish scars on the right ankle and both wrists, which were consistent with tight hand- and foot cuffing for a prolonged period of time.44 In terms of public-order situations, a 2013 Council of Europe report detailed evidence of the deployment of rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons: During his visit, the Commissioner also received information from various interlocutors that peaceful assemblies had been forcefully dispersed by the police in other parts of the country. This was for instance the case for a protest, with an attempted sit-in, which took place in Baku on 10 March 2013 and was violently repressed . . . During the demonstration, the police reportedly moved in and violently dragged away the participants. According to several reports, rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons were used against protesters.45 Georgia In a 2010 CPT report, Georgian authorities are described as having used truncheons on prisoners ‘while being placed in the disciplinary unit’.46 In terms of public-order situations, according to a 2007 HRW report: Government forces used violent and excessive force to disperse a series of largely peaceful demonstrations in the capital, Tbilisi. In the course of breaking up the demonstrations law enforcement officers hastily resorted to the use of rubber bullets 43 Hammarberg (note 25). CPT, Report to the Azerbaijani Government on the Visit to Azerbaijan Carried Out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 8 to 12 December 2008, CPT/Inf (2009) 28, <http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/aze/2009-28-inf-eng.pdf>. 45 Muiznieks, N., Report by Nils Muiznieks Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe following his visit to Azerbaijan from 22 to 24 May 2013, CommDH (2013) 14, <https://wcd.coe.int/com.instranet.InstraServlet?command=com.instranet.CmdBlobGet&InstranetImage =2501767&SecMode=1&DocId=2130154&Usage=2>, para. 59. 46 CPT, Report to the Georgian Government on the Visit to Georgia Carried Out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 5 to 15 February 2010, CPT/Inf (2010) 27, <http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/geo/2010-27-infeng.pdf>. 44