E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 84 possession of narcotics and weapons and tried to force his family, while he was in the hospital, to give them 3,000 reais in order for them not to “take the necessary measures”. A judicial inquiry was allegedly opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 80. Roberto Aparecido Leal and Willian Gontijo Ferreira, detained at the State Department of Special Operations in Belo Horizonte, were reportedly undressed and beaten on 4 March 1996. José Mauro Oliveria Alves, Aliton Teixieira Costa, Djalma de Melo Martins, Wagner Luiz de Carvalho, Luiz Carlos Bernardes Pires and Antônio de Páuda Vargas, detained in the same institution, were allegedly submitted to various forms of torture between 3 March 1996 and 5 April 1997. Public prosecutors carrying out an investigation on 9 April 1997 found a room containing torture tools, including a “parrot’s perch”. According to the information received, one penitentiary agent was accused of having put “make up” on the prisoners’ injuries in order to hide their lesions. A judicial inquiry was allegedly opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 81. José Elias Rodrigues, his wife and his three-year-old son were allegedly arrested on 8 June 1995 on suspicion of using narcotics. They were reportedly taken to the theft and robbery police station in Belo Horizonte where, José Elias Rodrigues was allegedly placed on a “parrot’s perch”, held under water and almost suffocated in order to force him to reveal the location of Antônio Rosário Gonçalves. He is thought to have given that information to the officers. Antônio Rosário Gonçalves was reportedly arrested the same day and his brother, Itamar Ferreira Gonçalves, was reportedly beaten, shot and injured by the same officers at the time of that arrest. Antonio was taken to the theft and robbery police station and charged with narcotics trafficking. According to the information received, the officers falsely claimed both men were caught in flagrante delicto. It is reported that they were subsequently transferred to the police station in charge of narco-trafficking, where José Elias Rodrigues and Antônio Rosário Gonçalves are said to have remained for around 45 days and for 30 days respectively. According to the information received, they were submitted to new beatings during their detention. An inquiry is believed to have been opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 82. Bertoldo Mateus de Oliveria Filho, a 39-year-old state attorney, was allegedly involved in an argument with a taxi driver on 9 August 2000. The driver reportedly kicked his face and tried to run over him with the vehicle when the above-named person left the car. Bertoldo Mateus de Oliveria Filho allegedly called the military police, who, on arrival, verbally abused him, handcuffed him violently and threw him to the ground. He was allegedly taken to a military police box where an incident report with false information was drafted. This report is believed to have been published by the local media. According to the information received, a judicial inquiry was opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 83. C.S.T., aged 14, R.A.Q., aged 16, N.F.L., aged 10, J.D. de O.F., A.L.R. de S., aged 15, A.P.S., aged 12, N.G.M., R.C.F., aged 10, R.S.A., aged 15, F.C.S., aged 17, F.G.S., aged 17, L.S.S., aged 13, A.S., aged 15, W.A., aged 14, J.R.S., and four other young people, all homeless teenagers, were allegedly approached by four military police officers in Belo Horizonte on 20 May 1996. According to the information received, they were sniffing thinner and