E/CN.4/1992/17 page 65 where he was severely beaten and later allegedly killed by officials. Although the cause of death could not be determined, his body was said to be covered with bruises, particularly on his chest, hips, back and head. Portugal / Letters 186. On 6 August 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent a letter to the Government of Portugal transmitting information alleging that the conditions of detention in the Vale de Judeus prison in Alcoentre, were extremely bad and that torture was used. According to the source, 15 persons died in that prison in 1990 under circumstances which have not been clarified. The following cases were transmitted to the Government: (a) Manuel Tavares Mendonca, a prisoner from Cape Verde, was allegedly subjected in April 1991 to various forms of torture, including beatings and cigarette burns, while he was hanging with his feet and hands in the air and a stone tied to his genital organs; (b) Five German prisoners, Manfred Reffel, Günther Radtke, Udo Mayer, Erich Klein and Werner Egner, were allegedly subjected to inhuman conditions of detention and one of them, Günther Radtke, suffered side-effects of the beatings he received in March 1990. 187. Two other cases of ill-treatment were brought to the attention of the Government: (a) Isidro Albuquerque Rodrigues, a metal worker from the town of Amadora, close to Lisbon, was arrested on 26 June 1990 by members of the Fourth Brigade of the Judicial Police and taken to their station in Setubal. On the way there, the officers allegedly beat Rodrigues and when they arrived at the station, a group of 10 to 12 officers of the Fourth Brigade questioned him between 6 p.m. and 3 a.m. During the questioning he was kicked and punched and beaten with a metal shower pipe. He was beaten over the ears and jaws and had several teeth were broken. According to the source, in October 1990 Mr. Rodrigues lodged an official complaint with the Prosecutor in Setubal and asked for the officers of the Fourth Brigade of the Judicial Police in Setubal who had beaten him to be identified and for criminal proceedings to be instituted against them; (b) Marcelino Baessa, from Cape Verde, was questioned on 10 August 1990 by a group of officers of the National Republican Guard who took him to their station in Fort Almada. On arrival at the station he was kicked and punched by a group of officers. He was also doused with a high-pressure water hose. The next day he was released after appearing before a court in Almada. On 12 August he received medical treatment at the District Hospital of Almada for superficial injuries and bruises. According to the source, Mr. Baessa lodged a formal complaint on 22 August 1990 with the Almada Prosecutor demanding an inquiry into the circumstances of the incident and charging the officers of the National Republican Guard with responsibility. According to the source, the outcome of Mr. Rodrigues1 and Mr. Baessa's complaints are not known.