A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 A male detainee, aged 22, was arrested in December 2006 and spent three months at Kundiawa Police Station. He was strongly beaten by CID officers to force a confession. They threatened him with a gun and hit him with a bicycle chain throughout his body. He was also threatened with further beatings on two other occasions. He went to court, but still no decision had been taken, three years after his arrest. The office of the public solicitor was helping him. In May 2009, he had been beaten with iron bars and fan belts after making fun of one of the officers. He still had large scars, which were confirmed by forensic evidence. J. G., aged 17, had been in prison for nine months, serving a five-year sentence. He had escaped in September 2009 and was re-captured one week later by the Correctional Services. Upon recapture, he was kicked and beaten with a gun butt and bush knives on the head, back, legs and hands. He was taken to the hospital, where he remained for one week without receiving any medical attention. He was later placed in a detention cell for three months. Brown Kawagle, aged 28. He had been in detention for three years and had tried to escape twice. Upon recapture the second time, he was blindfolded and beaten on the legs, back and head for approximately one hour by two officers. They also fired shots in the air, but did not shoot at him. He was placed in a detention cell for three months and four days, where he was often beaten during the night. He never received medical attention and would like to be transferred to a different prison. He will complete his sentence in 2016. John Siba Gulmay, was arrested on 10 November 2003. His mother died and he asked the warders to allow him weekend leave to attend the funeral but was denied. He escaped on 22 February 2005. He got married and had a child, but was recaptured on 22 February 2009 and put in the high-risk section. General interview Maximum Security Wing 68 detainees were held in overcrowded conditions. They were locked up between 3 p.m. and 9 a.m. Ten detainees said they had been beaten by the officers. When someone escaped, all the detainees were subjected to collective punishments. They had to stand in line and were beaten with fan belts, iron rods and sticks. One of the officers, Sergeant Harry, had allegedly decided to extend the sentence of John Roba, an escapee, by three years. He was supposed to serve 11 years and now had to serve 14. Detention cells Marant Waigi, aged 30, Maike Were, and John Blacky, aged 43, have been detained in the cell for three months, 10 weeks, and five weeks, respectively for attempting to escape. They reported beatings after their recapture, which took place in the office of the prison authority, and on the way from the office to the gate. The beatings were mainly inflicted with fan belts and fists, and involved about 15 officers. Mr. Waigi had a broken arm after being beaten with a stick by one of the guards. He had not received any treatment. They added that detainees were always held in the detention cells for the maximum time allowed. During this time, they were not allowed to receive visitors. They had no toilet and have to defecate in a bucket. They also had to eat in the cell. Michael Buldagi. He indicated that one of the warders, Peter Sine, had punched him in the face, took him to the guard house and kicked him with his boots before taking him to the punishment cell. He had a bucket for his waste and a container for water. 55