E/CN.4/1995/34 page 111 men being tortured. The men were then taken into custody for interrogation by the soldiers. Geby and Armando Domigina were released, but Eduardo Haz was reportedly killed and his body discovered. Portugal Information transmitted to the Government 582. By letter dated 17 August 1994 the Special Rapporteur transmitted to the Government the following cases of torture alleged to have occurred in the country. 583. Carlos Robelo was arrested on 3 March 1993 by the judicial police (PJ) and allegedly beaten severely by PJ members in the station in Lisbon. After he appeared in court, the judge ordered him to be taken to hospital for treatment, but instead he was taken back to the station where the duty doctor noted only slight injuries. After his committal to prison to await trial, the Prison Services sent him to a private doctor for x-rays, which revealed five fractured ribs. He reportedly made a formal complaint to the Almada court, which passed the file to another office in Lisbon for investigation, but no inquiry was carried out. A new investigation was said to have been opened. 584. José Pedro Tavares Teles Rocha, a mentally disabled man, was reportedly stopped by two members of the public security police (PSP) and asked to identify himself. After he made what was said by witnesses to be a facetious reply, the two officers allegedly attacked him and kicked him while he was on the ground. After being detained overnight, he appeared in court the next day, reportedly with a swollen and purple face, and injuries to his neck. The judge suspended the hearing pending examination. Information received from the Government with regard to cases included in previous reports 585. On 3 November 1993 the Special Rapporteur transmitted to the Government information on the case Francisco Carretas, who was allegedly tortured by agents of the Almada gendarmerie unit in Charneca da Caparicia on 6 February 1992. By the same letter, the Special Rapporteur also communicated the case of Orlando Correia, who was allegedly assaulted by PJ officers on 9 September 1992 in Guarda prison. On 20 June 1994 the Government replied that a judicial procedure was under way in the case of Francisco Carretas, with results as yet undetermined. With respect to Orlando Correia, the Government on 10 August 1994 replied that an investigation by the PJ and the Public Ministry had concluded that there did not exist sufficient proof to sustain the accusation. Qatar Urgent appeals 586. On 28 April 1994 the Special Rapporteur transmitted to the Government an urgent appeal on behalf of Gavin Sherrard-Smith, a British national, who was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and 50 lashes allegedly for selling alcohol. The sentence had reportedly been upheld by the court of appeal