E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 83 According to the information received, he was taken back to the previous room, where he was allegedly again subjected to sexual violence by the other minors. He is said to have been kept at the police station for 10 hours. A judicial inquiry was reportedly opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 76. Jackson Antônio da Silva and Darcy Fernandes Neves, both detained at the Dutra Ladeira Detention House in Ribeirão das Neves, were reportedly caught by prison guards on 4 January 1999 while trying to dig a hole in their cell. They are said to have been severely kicked, punched and hit with iron bars by the guards. They were reportedly taken to a room and kept undressed for a whole night after being washed with cold water. As a result of the beatings, Jackson Antônio da Silva allegedly had a hole in his abdomen. They were reportedly taken to hospital, where, according to the information received, an HIV positive prisoner, Vicente Simeão Alves, witnessed the prison guards committing further torture. The latter is said to have been denied medical attention as a means of threatening him not to disclose information about this and other incidents. A judicial inquiry was allegedly opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 77. Vaubim Antônio Soares, detained at the theft and robbery police station in Belo Horizonte, was reportedly asked by a police officer for 2,000 reais to be transferred to another jail. He allegedly had only 500 reais to offer and the negotiation was reportedly not concluded. According to the information received, he started to be persecuted by the officer who had asked him for the money and, on 29 December 1997, he was reportedly taken to a separate room, where he was allegedly placed on a “parrot’s perch”, electro-shocked several times and hit with a piece of wood until he fainted. He is said to have had serious injuries to his testicles as a result of the beatings. He reportedly underwent an official medical examination. According to the information received, he and his family subsequently received death threats. A judicial inquiry was allegedly opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 78. Carlos Henrique Barbosa, Elizete Reisa da Silva, Magali Antônia Lopes, Genaldo Bibiano Lopes, Glorinha Rosa Queiroz da Silva, R.V.L, aged 12, Ivani Rosa Lipriman, Fernando Romano da Silva and Edmilson Braz Ferreira were reportedly arrested at their houses in Belo Horizonte between 21 and 23 October 1995 and taken to the investigations department police station. They were allegedly severely beaten in order to force them to reveal the whereabouts of Luiz Antônio Barbosa, who had allegedly killed a civil police officer. According to the information received, some witnesses saw Luiz Antônio Barbosa being “arrested” later by police officers. He was reportedly found dead and the 2,000 reais he reportedly had on him were missing. A judicial inquiry was allegedly opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 79. Nilson José Mateus da Silva was allegedly approached and shot for no known reason by civil police in Belo Horizonte on 27 June 1996. He was then allegedly handcuffed and beaten. According to the information received, he was subsequently taken to the Santa Luzia police station, to the Dom Bosco Hospital and to the João XXIII Hospital by the officers who had allegedly beaten him. He is said to have been punched in his abdomen and mouth on the way to the first hospital. It is reported that he had one tooth broken and that he underwent surgery. According to the information received, police officers falsely claimed he had been caught in