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backs, beating them, immersing their heads in water, threatening them with
death and depriving them of food. The individual incidents or cases referred
to in the following paragraphs were reported in particular.
472. On 7 January, some 800 soldiers reportedly charged into the Morelia
community in the municipality of Altamirano and forced most of the poplulation
to leave their homes and assemble in the sports field. Twenty-eight persons
were then taken to the Comitán military barracks and allegedly beaten and
burned on various parts of their body while being interrogated about
membership in the EZLN.
473. Noé Hernández Caballero and Adela Gómez Martínez were arrested
on 8 January 1994 at a military post outside of Motozintla. With respect
to these persons, the Government stated that the National Human Rights
Commission had received a complaint, but that it was not possible to carry out
an investigation owing to lack of cooperation from the alleged victims.
474. Juan Diego Hernández García was arrested by army members
on 5 January 1994 and allegedly tortured in various locations between
Altamirano and Comitán.
475. On 6 June 1993 members of the public security forces, the State
judicial police and the cavalry reportedly carried out an operation in the
towns of Chalam del Carmen, Río Florido, Nuevo Sacrificio, Eden del Carmen
and El Carrizal in the State of Chiapas and arrested Eliseo López Gómez,
Jorge Santiz López, Sebastián López Gómez (aged 80), Domingo López Gómez,
Moisés Gómez Santiz, Victor López Gómez, Juan Santiz Gómez, Agustín López
Gómez, Daniel Santiz López, Felipe López Santiz, Mariano López Santiz,
Domingo López Gómez (aged 102), Héctor Santiz López, Antonio López Santiz,
Diego López Santiz (aged 15), Gustavo Santiz Gómez, Epitacio López Gómez
(aged 90), Manuel Santiz Gómez, Mauricio López Santiz, Alonso López Santiz,
Mauricio López Santiz, Jorge López Santiz (aged 14), Sebastián Santiz
Rodríguez. They were reportedly taken to the Cerro Hueco prison in Tuxtla
Gutiérrez and during three days of detention were allegedly beaten, subjected
to electric shocks, and had alcohol forced into their noses. They were said
to have been forced to sign "confessions" written in Spanish, despite the fact
that many of them did not know the language.
476. The Special Rapporteur also provided to the Government the following
list of persons allegedly tortured in Chiapas in January 1994: Alejandro
Muñoz Ruíz, Alfredo García López, Anselmo Pérez López, Anselmo Velázquez
Gómez, Antonio Méndez López, Antonio Santiz López, Armando López Santiz,
Armando Méndez Santiz, Artemio Morales López, Carmelino Santiz Luna,
Celestino López Pérez, Celestino Rodríguez Gómez, Domingo Santiz Gómez,
Efraín López Santiz, Florindo López Sánchez, Francisco Gómez Santiz,
Francisco Sánchez Gómez, Gilberto Méndez Santiz, Guadalupe Santiz Gómez,
Guillermo Badillo Braña, Guillermo Sánchez López, Ignacio López Gómez,
Ignacio López Santiz, Jacinto Santiz Encin, Javier Gómez López,
Jesús Mendoza López, Joaquin López Sánchez, Jorge García Santiz, Juan Diego
Hernández Gómez, Manuel López Santiz, Manuel Martínez Huet, Manuel Moshan
Culej, Manuel Santiz Pérez, Marcos Hernández Jiménez, Marcos Santiz López,
Mario Santiz Encin, Martin Pérez Gómez, Martin Santiz Hernández,
Miguel Martínez Huet, Pedro Hernández Jiménez, and Pedro López Santiz.
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