A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 head and right shoulder. He had already been held for more than three months in the cell and would have his next court hearing on 30 June. Kamin Kagl, aged 34, had been arrested the day before the visit of the Special Rapporteur outside the Police Station and beaten with a bamboo stick. He had an open wound on his foot. Joshua Kaupa, aged 19, had been detained at the station for nine days. He was serving a sentence in prison, but had been taken to the police station for an investigation concerning another case. He had been arrested after some villagers gave money to the police to arrest him. Upon arrest, he was beaten by six officers who then proceeded to burn his house down. His hands were then tied with a rope and he was dragged for a long distance. He was taken to the Saure Police Station, where he was charged. He indicated that he had not been beaten at Kundiawa. He did not have a lawyer. L.M., aged 14, has been detained for three weeks. He had been picked up by the police in the street, and they allegedly put marijuana in his bag when he arrived at the station. He was beaten with a rubber hose and a gun butt in order to obtain a confession. He spent the first night in the corridor, and his family was only informed of his arrest two days later. He had been taken to the general court, not the Juvenile Court. If he did not pay bail, he would have to remain in detention for eight months. S.J., aged 17, has been arrested on 10 May. He had been beaten and kicked upon arrest and at the police station. He had not yet seen a judge or a doctor. Yaldrua Kalaga, aged 55, was a former Governor. He had allegedly burnt his mother’s house with her inside, with the help of his brothers and kids, because she was a sorcerer. He complained that no police officer had properly investigated the case, and that he had not committed the offence. Six members of his family are in jail. He complained about the judicial system in general and alleged that the situation in the Police Station was bad, with corruption, bribes, arbitrariness, refusal of bail by CID officers, etc. He had been at the police station since 9 February 2010, after a request from the police to go to the station to help with the investigation. His daughter had delivered a baby at the police station the week before, and had since been taken to a female police officer’s home to continue her detention. He indicated that he had not been ill-treated but his house had been destroyed. Jerry Gomna (in detention for three months), Philimon Wap (in detention for four months), Darua Kutne (in detention for three weeks), Kela Thomas (in detention for one week), Paul Simbah (in detention for one week), Charlie Meruba (in detention for one week), Joseph Meruba (in detention for one week), Japan Bos (in detention for two days), Siune Jerry (in detention for four days), Bata Tom (in detention for one day), Mogle (in detention for one day) as well as Robert Geo (see below), T. S. (see below) and another detainee. All detainees were held in the cell throughout the day. There was almost no natural light coming through the small and filthy windows and neon lights enlightened the room 24 hours a day. During the frequent power shortages, the cell was in complete darkness. The detainees had no bedding and had to sleep on the concrete floor. The toilet in the room was only separated with a small wall and the lack of water to flush it produced a strong smell. In terms of food, they reported that they only received one meal per day. Water was provided in a large bucket, which was nonetheless insufficient to satisfy their needs for drinking, washing and flushing. Out of the 14 detainees, nine stated that they had been beaten during arrest. All reported being physically abused during at least one occasion at the police station. About half of the detainees had not seen a lawyer and the majority of them had not been charged, despite having been in the cells for longer than 24 hours. Robert Geo, aged 25, had been arrested in Madang the night before the visit after police forces raided his house while he was sleeping. During the arrest, he was punched and kicked severely. His arms were subsequently tied with a rope behind his back, he was 52