E/CN.4/1990/17 page 23 (b) Cledanor Nonsant: Arrested in Leogane for unspecified reasons, he was taken to the Faustin Soulouque barracks in Petit-Goave. He died in hospital on 15 December 1988 after, according to the sources, he had been severely beaten up by soldiers from Leogane and Petit-Goave; (c) Ernest Louisdor: Arrested on 9 January 1989 by Sergeant Frantz Florestal from the Petion-Ville garrison, who accused him of being a thief. He was taken to the Carrefour military post, where soldiers reportedly beat him all over the body and subjected him to ill-treatment, including the "djak position". After being released, Mr. Louisdor was taken to a hospital in Port-au-Prince and treated for internal bleeding and other serious injuries. Sergeant Florestal is then said to have threatened to kill Mr. Louisdor and his family. 75. On 2 January 1989 the Haitian Government addressed a letter to the Special Rapporteur, citing a number of decrees and other measures adopted by the Government since it had taken office on 17 September 1988, to ensure respect for and promotion and protection of human rights. With reference to the case of Mr. Ernest Louisdor, a memorandum dated 27 February 1989 from the Police Headquarters in Port-au-Prince, annexed to the letter, stated that an inquiry had been conducted into the affair and had revealed that Mr. Louisdor was beaten by soldiers at the Carrefour Outpost, who said that they had done so because he had refused to obey their orders. Disciplinary action has been taken against them. The Haitian Ministry for Foreign Affairs had, for the time being, no other information on the other two cases mentioned in the letter. 76. On 13 November 1989 the Special Rapporteur addressed a letter to the Haitian Government transmitting information that on 1 August 1989 members of the police in Cap Haitien arrested Jean-Robert Lalanne, aged 28, a leading member of the National People's Assembly (APN). Mr. Lalanne was reportedly held without charges at the police station for 24 hours and severely tortured during that time. According to Mr. Lalanne, the police chief, whose name was transmitted to the Government, ordered six or seven policemen present to hit Mr. Lalanne. He was tied up in the "djak" position and the policemen clubbed him until he fainted. Later, a lieutenant, whose name was also transmitted to the Government, is again said to have beaten him severely. The next morning, he was taken to "Criminal Investigations", where seven policemen again tortured him. Immediately after he was released, Mr. Lalanne had to be hospitalized at the Hopital Justinien, where Dr. Gerard Lubin treated him. In a medical certificate dated 4 August 1989 Dr. Lubin certified that on 2 August 1989 he had examined Mr. Lalanne for multiple injuries as a result of a beating by the police. The doctor found considerable inflammation and swelling on both of the patient's buttocks and concluded that approximately two months would be needed for surgery and medical attention. 77. On 20 November 1989 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent message to the Haitian Government stating that Mr. Jean Auguste Mesyeux, a member of the Haitian Workers Independent Federation (CATH), Mr. Evans Paul (alias Konge Plume), a member of KID, and Mr. Marino Etienne, a member of the 17 September People's Organization (0P-17), were arrested on 1 November 1989, apparently charged with conspiring against the Government. On 2 November 1989 the three detainees were shown on television and, according to the information received, it seemed obvious that they had been severely ill-treated. The people guilty of this maltreatment were