E/CN.4/1992/17 page 73 Spain Letters and Government replies 206. On 16 January 1991 the Government of Spain transmitted to the Special Rapporteur a copy of the verdict by the National High Court on the offences committed by Henri Parot (E/CN.4/1991/17, paras. 152-153). According to the verdict, Mr. Parot1s allegation that he had been subjected to torture and ill-treatment when he was questioned contradicts what he himself told the forensic physician who examined him and does not tally with the report of his medical examination. 207. On the 17 April 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent a letter to the Government of Spain transmitting information he had received alleging that 34 people had been arrested during an operation carried out by the Guardia Civil and the National Police on 18 and 19 November 1990 in the Basque provinces and Navarre. Some of them have allegedly been released and are claiming that they were beaten and subjected to ill-treatment in custody. Arrate Lejarza and her sister Estibalitz were allegedly detained in Basauri. According to a forensic physician who examined them, both women showed signs of torture. Jesús Maria Salterain, who was detained in Abadiño, was also examined by a forensic physician who reportedly found marks caused by electric shocks administered to various parts of the body. Mr. Salterain is currently in the Carabanchel prison in Madrid. Sri Lanka Urgent appeals 208. On 22 May 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal to the Government of Sri Lanka concerning Florence Ariamalar Gnanakone, who was reportedly arrested on 9 May 1991 in Colombo by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). According to the source, from 9 to 15 May 1991 she was detained at Police Headquarters, Colombo Fort, where she was severely mistreated. Following the recommendation of a prison doctor, Mrs. Gnanakone was transferred to Colombo General hospital on 15 May, but 48 hours later she was taken to Welikada Remand jail, where she suffered physical abuse and repeated verbal harassment. 209. On 15 October 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal to the Government of Sri Lanka concerning Dr. S.C. Fernando, a medical doctor, held in Welikanda prison hospital in Colombo. Dr. Fernando had reportedly been held since August 1987 in incommunicado detention, without trial, on unspecified charges. He had allegedly been subjected to physical and psychological torture, and fears were expressed that his physical and mental integrity might be in danger. Sudan Urgent appeals and Government replies 210. On 20 December 1990 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal to the Government of Sudan concerning three well-known politicians from southern