A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 time he was recaptured, he was beaten all over his body and locked up in a detention cell without any medical treatment. During his last recapture in 2007, he had been taken to the maximum security section where he was beaten on the back and arms. Three months later, he was sent back to the general section after he complained to the welfare manager about the ill-treatment. He was afraid of reprisals for speaking to the Special Rapporteur. Rinagi Veira, aged 32, was arrested in May 2008 at gunpoint at his home and was transferred to Boroko Police Station, where he was held three days without charge, before being released on bail. He was convicted in March 2009, and received his sentence in November 2009. Since then he has been detained at Bomona. Mr. Veira reported about a recent incident in which some detainees had been caught secretly brewing an alcoholic drink. As a reaction, all detainees had to gather in their respective dormitories, while officers from other sections were alarmed and ordered to section B. Subsequently, all detainees were instructed to undress, leave the dormitory one by one, and pass by the waiting officers who started to hit each detainee, including with timber sticks and the flat side of large bush knives. Once all detainees had left the dormitory and were beaten, the officers went into the facilities and searched their personal belongings. In several cases, detainees’ items had been seized and were used for by the officers for private purposes. Jessy Souh, aged 32, was travelling with eleven other persons in July 2008 on the Magi Highway when their cars were stopped by the police. Without being informed of what they were accused of, Mr. Sough and his colleagues were arrested and their hands were tied behind their backs with wires. Subsequently, they were ordered to lie on the ground and police officers walked over their bodies and kicked their backs. The group was then moved into a police bus, and the detainees were piled on top of each other in the space between the seats. During the three-and-a-half hours transfer to Boroko Police Station, Mr. Souh and his colleagues had to remain in this position, which was painful and caused numbness in some of the detainee’s arms and legs. On 24 July 2008, Mr. Souh was transferred to the maximum security facility in Bomana where he was held until 17 August 2009, when he was eventually transferred to the general compound. Junior Paul Allen, aged 26, from Central Province escaped with several other detainees from Bomana Correctional Institution in September 2009 and was re-apprehended a month later. He was confined to the Maximum Security Institution (MSI) for six months, from where he was transferred only five days prior to the visit of the Special Rapporteur. After his re-arrest, Mr. Allen was transferred to Bomana Correctional Institution, where upon arrival at Gate 24 he was stripped naked and beaten by four officers with timber sticks. He was further threatened, and told that any future attempt to escape would be his death. During his time at the MSI, Mr. Allen developed numbness in his feet which made him need crutches to walk. He was not seen by any doctor, and crutches were provided by friends. With regard to the general conditions of detention, Mr. Allen emphasized the lack of proper medical attention, which was not only due to a lack of resources, but also a prevalent negligence from the authorities’ side and their lack of motivation to enquire into the medical situation of the detainees. Goisi Rex, aged 19, from West Sepik. Upon arrival of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Rex was carried on a stretcher from the medical unit to the general compound, where he was later put on the ground next to the dormitory. He had been held in the punishment cell for the last two months. He reported that his legs had become increasingly numb, making him unable to stand or walk on his own. Mr. Rex explained that his medical state was due to the poor insufficient quality and quantity of food as well as the lack of sunlight and physical exercise in the punishment cell. Detainees who are confined to the punishment cell are not allowed to leave the section throughout their period of punishment. 23