parade, where he identified his uncle, Blas Valencia, and his brother, Mauricio Valenzuela. He was then taken to an unknown place where he was handcuffed to a metal bed and kicked in the back while being interrogated.58 72. Freddy Cáceres was arrested on December 18, 2001, in the early hours of the morning in room 111 of the Tropical Inn Hotel where he was with his partner M.G.59 The evidence in the case file contains no record of a court order requiring that the hotel be raided. His arrest was the result of instructions given by the Commander General of the National Police, W.O., to the Santa Cruz Departmental Commander, Colonel O.T.60 B.3. The detentions and the presentation to the media B.3.1. The detentions in the Judicial Technical Police facilities 73. Following the raids, alleged victims Eladio Cruz Añez, F.E.P.M., Carlos Enrique Castro Ramírez,61 Víctor Boggiano Bruzzón, Genaro Ahuacho Luna, Alfredo Bazán y Rosas, Mercedes Valencia Chuquimia, Mauricio Valenzuela Valencia,62 Patricia Gallardo Ardúz,63 Blas Valencia Campos, Norma Alarcón de Valencia, Edwin Rodríguez Alarcón, Claudia Valencia Alarcón, Gabriel Valencia Alarcón, Claudio Centeno Valencia, Elacio Peña Córdoba, Oswaldo Lulleman Antezana, Victoria Gutiérrez de Lulleman, Luis Lulleman Gutiérrez, Jenny Paola Lulleman de Zaconeta, Julia Mamanu Mamani and her daughter,64 and Freddy Cáceres Castro were taken to the Judicial Technical Police facilities (hereinafter also “the PTJ”). 74. During their detention, the alleged victims were confined in small cells, without beds or access to bathrooms.65 They were subjected to verbal and physical violence by the police officers.66 The women stated that they had been victims of rape and other acts of sexual 58 Cf. Affidavit made by Carlos Álvaro Taboada Valencia on June 14, 2022 (evidence file, folio 12623). Cf. Informative statement made to the police by Freddy Cáceres Castro on December 18, 2001 (evidence file, folio 717) and Report of W.O. to the prosecutors E.M. and M.D. on April 8, 2002, (evidence file, folio 3952). 59 60 Cf. Report of W.O. to the prosecutors E.M. and M.D. on April 8, 2002 (evidence file, folio 9576). 61 Cf. Statement made by Eladio Cruz Añez undated (evidence file, folio 12591). 62 Cf. Statement by Víctor Manuel Boggiano Bruzzón, undated (evidence file, folios 12606 and 12607). 63 Cf. Affidavit made by Patricia Gallardo Ardúz on June 15, 2022 (evidence file, folio 12720). 64 Cf. Affidavit made by Luis Fernando Lulleman Gutiérrez on June 17, 2022, (evidence file, folio 12576). Cf. Luis Fernando Lulleman stated that “all the men – including the minor – were accommodated in the same cell. There we were forced to sleep on the floor (without a mattress), which was dampened by the police officers so that we would feel the cold” (Affidavit made by Luis Fernando Lulleman Gutiérrez on June 17, 2022, evidence file, folio 12576). Eladio Cruz Añez stated that, in the PTJ, “we were made to sleep on the floor – without a mattress – and we did not have access to a bathroom or to water. We were given almost no food and our family members were not allowed to provide us with food or clothing” (Statement made by Eladio Cruz Añez undated, evidence file, folio 12591). In his statement, Víctor Manuel Boggiano Bruzzón also recounted that they did not have access to bathrooms and that he did not receive food of any kind (Statement by Víctor Manuel Boggiano Bruzzón, undated, evidence file, folios 12606 and 12607). Furthermore, Claudia Valencia Alarcón stated that “the cell did not have chairs, or beds; we sat on the floor; we were not given food or water; we did not have a bathroom; we slept on the floor” (Affidavit made by Claudia Mariela Valencia Alarcón on June 14, 2022, evidence file, folio 12628). Similarly, Norma Lupe Alarcón de Valencia stated that, in the PTJ, they did not have access to a bathroom or food (affidavit made by Norma Lupe Alarcón on June 14, 2022, evidence file, folio 12644). 65 Among the abuses suffered, the alleged victims recounted that they were obliged to sleep on a wet floor; were woken up during the night to dowse them and to beat them; had limited access to food and water; a sergeant tore off the stitches from Elacio Peña Córdoba’s bullet wound with a ballpoint pen, and covered it with locoto (Capsicum pubescens) with salt in order to make him suffer (Statement made by Eladio Cruz Añez, undated, evidence file, folio 12591). Víctor Manuel Boggiano also described how he was beaten until he passed out, his ears bled, and he lost the toenails of his left foot (Statement by Víctor Manuel Boggiano Bruzzón, undated, evidence file, folio 12607). He also 66 20