a month and a half before the events, put into a car, and taken to a location near a hill; “they dragged him out by his hair, beat him, and took off his shoes, and they kicked his bare torso and threatened him with death. They told him to ‘run because we’re going to kill you’ and they fired a revolver at him.”1 14. With respect to their claims, the petitioners assert that Mr. Iván Eladio Torres left his home on October 1, 2003 between 1500 and 1600 hours, met up with Luis Patricio Olivia, Gerardo Atilio Colin, and Walter Mansilla in the plaza España, and then headed toward plaza Bitto. At approximately 00 hours on October 2, 2003, Luis Patricio Oliva and Gerardo Atilio Colin (both minors) observed, as they were going into an ice cream shop in the park, that patrol car 469 carrying three police officers approached Mr. Iván Eladio Torres. When they emerged from the shop, neither Iván Eladio Torres nor the patrol car was there.2 15. The petitioners reported to the IACHR that Mr. Dante Caamaño testified that he had been detained by the police on October 2, 2003 along with Iván Eladio Torres, that they were taken to the First Police Station [Comisaría Seccional Primera] where they were separated, and that he did not see Iván Eladio Torres again after that. Subsequently, the petitioners informed the IACHR that Mr. Dante Caamaño died of a bullet wound to the head on May 23, 2005, under unclear circumstances. 3 16. The petitioners claim that, on October 2, 2003, Mr. David Alberto Hayes, who was being held in the First Police Station, observed how several police officers beat Mr. Iván Eladio Torres until he fainted and then saw them drag him along the stairs, while another police officer cleaned up the trail of blood. On January 9, 2005, Mr. Hayes hand-wrote his testimony in the presence of Mrs. Millacura Llaipen, indicating, in addition, that the police chief [Comisario] had threatened him with death and that he was willing to testify before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.4 Mr. Iván Eladio Torres remains disappeared since that time. 17. The petitioners submitted a request for precautionary measures on January 10, 2005, to protect the life and personal integrity of David Alberto Hayes, relatives, and witnesses related to the case of the alleged disappearance of Iván Eladio Torres (Maria Leontina Millacura Llaipen, Gerardo Atilio Colin, Luis Patricio Oliva, Tamara Bolívar, Walter Mansilla, Silvia de los Santos, Verónica Heredia, and other relatives of Iván Eladio Torres). In their request, the petitioners claimed that a witness, Tamara Bolívar, was raped by a person that they claim was a police officer and that, after raping her, he asked her whether she was the sister of Iván Eladio Torres and told her: “I’ll be waiting for you at the First for you to file your complaint.” They also stated that Marcos and Valeria Torres, siblings of Mr. Iván Eladio Torres, had been arrested and that the 1 Original petition received on November 14, 2003 and the testimonies of Tamara Bolívar, Walter Mansilla, Patricio Oliva, and Gerardo Atilio Colin of October 23, 2003 in the case “Millacura Llaipen, Maria Leontina s/Dcia. Psta. Disappearance persons C. Rivadavia 2003”. 2 Internal Report of Martín Rico of the Human Rights Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice, Security, and Human Rights of the Nation to Dr. Rodolfo Mattarollo on the investigation conducted in “Millacura Llaipen, Maria Leontina s/ report of disappearance of persons” on February 24,25, and 26, 2004. Original petition received by the IACHR on November 14 2003. Testimonies of the minors Luis Patricio Oliva and Gerardo Atilio Colin, of October 23, 2003 in the case “Millacura Llaipen, Maria Leontina s/Dcia. Psta. disappearance persons C. Rivadavia 2003”. 3 Article from the www.diariocronica.com.ar. 4 periodical Diario la Crónica, Comodoro Rivadavia, May 23, 2005, Handwritten testimony of David Hayes received as part of the request for precautionary measures dated January 10, 2005.