E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 89 him to the Forensic Medical Institute. He was reportedly taken to the Criminological Operation Centre (COC) of the Nelson Hungria prison where he spent 30 days and where he and other inmates are said to have been regularly beaten at night by prison guards. It is believed that he was the one to have been beaten the most severely because he was suspected of having participated in the killing of a lawyer. He was reportedly usually asked to take off his clothes and beaten with nightsticks and electric wires, and cold water was thrown at him. He was also allegedly repeatedly slapped on his left ear. As a result, at the time of the interview (3 September 2000), he could apparently not hear any more on that side. Marks consistent with his allegations were still visible on his body. During the 30 days at the COC, he is said to have never been examined by a doctor and only given pain killers by nurses. He was reportedly not entitled to receive visits. According to the information received, one spring night in 2000 about 20 to 30 guards armed with thick wooden sticks, went to his cell, threw water at him and gave him electric shocks in the genitals. He allegedly talked about the beatings at the COC with a prosecutor in June 2000. 102. Valdo Sebastião da Silva, detained at Nelson Hungria prison, was reportedly tortured on 31 August 2000 during a hearing in Campobello. He is said to have been driven for 370 kilometres in a military police car in which he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back. It is believed that the military police did not drive carefully and sped up if there were bumps on the street. Before the hearing he was reportedly taken to a military police box in Campobello and humiliated and threatened for two hours. According to the information received, on the way back after the hearing, four military police officers stopped the vehicle, urinated on his face and hit him on his stomach. They reportedly put a white piece of rubber on his back and stomach and beat him. It is alleged that he was also repeatedly hit on his hands. It is thought that he received this treatment because he accused some military officers during the hearings. He is believed to have been in the hands of the military police from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. As a result, his lower jaw was apparently loose and he allegedly had pain in the abdominal area. He had reportedly asked for medical attention, without results. At the time of the interview (3 September 2000), he was still bearing marks on his wrist consistent with his allegations. 103. Cleibe Leonel Viana was reportedly transferred to Nelson Hungria prison in September 1999 and kept in the “security room” for 16 days, wearing only his underwear. According to the information received, cold water was thrown on him at night and he was hit with a wooden stick by eight guards of a special team at the time of his arrival. 104. José Vitorio dos Santos was reportedly transferred to Nelson Hungria prison on 31 January 2000. According to the information received, he was beaten on his arms and chest with wooden sticks for more than four hours by four prison guards in the Criminological Observation Centre (COC) because he had allegedly been involved in an 1997 escape attempt. He allegedly asked to be taken to the Medico-Legal Institute but was taken to a normal doctor, escorted by penitentiary guards. The doctor is said to have examined him, to have reported that he had injuries all over his body and to have asked how he was injured. It is believed that he could not say the truth because of the presence of the guards. He allegedly talked about the beatings with a lawyer, but with no results. As a result of the beatings, he is believed to have kidney problems.