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deserve it. Here we treat them badly so that they can learn and become good citizens”. In
the inspection of the CID office, the Special Rapporteur found two homemade guns. A CID
officer admitted that CID officers beat the detainees, but only with their fists and not with
their guns. During the debriefing, Mr. Korin committed himself to take two detainees to the
hospital following a request by the Special Rapporteur. He also committed himself to deal
with cases of police misconduct in a professional manner.
Individual cases
Female section
Four women were kept in the female section. One of them had been there for two weeks
and the others for some days. During a group interview, they complained about the fact that
they could not shower, that they were often cold, and that they only received one portion of
food per day. However, visitors were allowed to bring them food. They also complained
about the lack of privacy, for example when using the toilet. They indicated they got along
well with the warders since they knew them from before their detention. One of the women
had been beaten the day before by one of the officers.
Ambai Keten, aged 28, has been in the cell for three days. She had been arrested by a
police officer as she had stepped on him at the market. When he took her to the station, she
asked for her rights and was subsequently punched in the eye, on the ears and cheeks. She
was taken to the cell with her face completely swollen. She was charged for speaking
against the community police and destroying the marketplace.
Cathy James, aged 25, was arrested at her house three days before the visit of the Special
Rapporteur. The police searched her apartment and took her away after they found
homebrew. She was holding a baby and they put him away while they beat her with sticks
and belts. She had many scars and stated that the baby was also beaten. Considering the
terrible effects it has on people and the society, consumption of homebrew was a serious
offence. For this reason, it was not possible to be bailed. However, as the police officers
listened to her story, they understood that she had not brewed it, but was only in the home
where it was stored. She would therefore be bailed in the following days.
Male division
Cell with 11 detainees: four of the 11 detainees had been there for more than one week and
some had been there for months. Nine of them had been beaten by the police, three of
which were beaten by CID officers in a separate building. They indicated that the food was
not enough, as they only received one meal a day at around 3 p.m. They also noted that the
light was always on. Visits were sometimes allowed. Finally, they added that there was a
lot of corruption, with police officers taking their money and mobile phones and selling
them to others.
Bonney Kaupa, aged 37, was arrested on 19 January 2010 and taken to the CID office.
First Constable Peter Kadiosa Lou beat him severely with a homemade gun and broke one
of his fingers and his arm. He was denied medical treatment. The forensic examination
corroborates the evidence.
Michael Dekenne, aged 27, was a primary school teacher. He had been arrested the day
before for drinking in the street. He had been beaten by the police and taken to the police
station, where he was offered release on bail for 400 Kina, but he could not pay this
amount.
Amos Kaupa, aged 20, was arrested on 10 February 2010 and taken to the CID Office,
where he was beaten with a metal pipe while sitting on a chair. He sustained injuries on his
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