A/HRC/7/3/Add.6 page 41 Female wing 58. The female wing is large, clean, but dark. Female prisoners are allowed to stay in the outer court, or parking area of the prison during the day. 59. Ms. E. A. B. Kumari Hame, aged 45. On 6 September 2006, she was arrested at her house by about seven police officers, including one female officer. She was taken to Medirigiriya Police Station where she was beaten with a wooden stick on her legs and back by one female police officer during an interrogation which lasted for one hour. On 7 September 2006, she was remanded to the prison. Although she had injuries from the beatings she did not receive a medical examination or treatment upon arrival at the prison. Later, she was convicted and currently is detained together with women on remand in the female wing. She made no allegations of ill-treatment in the prison. XIII. KATUGASTOTA POLICE STATION, KATUGASTOTA (Visited on 6 October 2007) 60. Katugastota Police Station contained four cells, and at the time of the visit, there were two detainees. The Special Rapporteur was received by OIC Nilantha Bandara. 61. R.M. Samantha Bandara, aged 33. On 5 October 2007, he was arrested on the street on suspicion of drug possession. He was brought directly to the police station and his statement was taken upstairs in the vice branch. He had confessed to the accusations. He was neither beaten nor threatened and could sleep the whole night without interruption. His family knew of his arrest and had brought him food. XIV. WATTEGAMA POLICE STATION, WATTEGAMA (Visited on 6 October 2007) 62. Wattegama Police Station contained two detention cells, and there were two male detainees at the time of the Special Rapporteur’s visit. 63. Thayagaraja, aged 49, Gampala. On 5 October 2007 around 3 p.m., when he came to a shop to beg for some money, the shop owner kicked him and turned him over to the police station at the gate. He was provided food but he could not eat because of the pain from his injuries. He asked to see a doctor. He was only asked his name and age by the police. According to the medical examination, he was kicked in the base of the penis, resulting in bruising and blood in the urine. It was recommended that he receive plenty of water and receive medical attention if he had trouble passing urine. 64. Tharanga Piyadasa Premahandra, aged 21. On 4 October 2007 at 1.30 p.m., he was arrested at a friend’s place and brought directly to the police station. No force was used but he was also not told the reasons for his arrest. He was questioned in an office on the ground floor about a theft of a three-wheeler. During the interrogation he was threatened but not physically ill-treated. At the time of the visit, he had not yet seen a magistrate. He reported that his aunt brought him food.