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123. Leonel Baró Abscal, Pedro Eduardo Caseira, René Téllez González and
Leonardo Mascaquel Gómez were severely beaten with truncheons, batons and
hosepipes on 2 December 1991. Leonardo Mascaquel Gómez suffered a broken arm.
124. The Government reported that on 20 December 1991 the prisoners mentioned
and various cellmates caused an outbreak of disorder in the cell. This was
brought to an end after the prison authorities interviewed the ringleaders
(Casellas Díaz and Téllez González) and persuaded them not to go on. No other
measures were needed to restore order. There were no victims and no one was
injured.
125. Daniel Brito Vázquez was beaten with truncheons by some recruits
on 21 May 1991 and had to be admitted to the prison hospital.
126. The Government reported that no prisoner answering this description
appears in the prison records.
127. José Ramón Morales Hernández, a prisoner in the special area of
building 1 was beaten with a rubber club by sergeant Alejandro, chief warder
of the unit, on 28 April 1991. He suffered haematoma on the stomach, shoulder
and chest.
128. The Government reported that the prisoner attacked a prison warder. The
latter used his regulation truncheon to beat off the attack. Disciplinary
action was taken against the warder since the disciplinary tribunal ruled that
the prisoner could have been controlled without use of the truncheon.
Morales Hernández was released on 13 September 1991.
129. Carlos Font Reyes was beaten with rubber truncheons on 4 May 1991 by the
warder Erasmo and other soldiers in the special area of building 2.
130. The Government reported that no prisoner answering this description
appears in the prison records.
131. Santiago A. Miranda Castillo was severely beaten on 27 December 1991. A
cut on the left cheek required three stitches. His right arm was fractured
and he lost consciousness and was taken to the prison hospital.
132. The Government stated that the prisoner's name is Santiago Miranda
Rodríguez and that he has not been involved in any incident. On
26 December 1991 he received medical assistance for an injury to the left
elbow. It was caused by an accident and was not the result of violence.
133. The Special Rapporteur also transmitted information to the Government on
the following 11 cases.
134. Noel Toledo Delgado, of Remedios, was hit with a club and kicked in the
stomach by a guard in section 3 of the Villaclara provincial prison in
April 1991.
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