constitutional arrest warrant and order for his transfer to the Social Rehabilitation Center for Men of Quito be issued.72 61. The record shows that on April 16, 1993, the Chief of Rural Police Command of Pichincha No.1 addressed a communication to the Eleventh Criminal judge reporting that the doctor of the police unit had stated that “the transfer of the detainee to the [h]ospital was not justified.” 73 In a report issued on that date, the unit's doctor indicated that: “the detainee h[ad] suffered an injury from a firearm projectile that, after entering at the front thorax[,] was diverted toward the renal fossa without causing complications. The detainee h[ad] received emergency care in the hospital of the locality and, given that there were no complications, [was] sent to […that unit]; [it was] the doctor’s opinion that the projectile should remain where […] it was, given that a callous had formed around it and, since no complications had resulted, surgery was not justified.”74 62. Mr. Vera Vera remained in the Provisional Detention Center of Santo Domingo until April 17, 1993, the date on which, allegedly, “the first signs of complications from the injury appeared[, namely, a] moderate increase in body temperature[ and] pain[.]”75 It should be mentioned that in a statement rendered before the National Directorate of Investigations two years later, (supra para. 55), the abovementioned doctor noted that “the medical services of the unit did not have a laboratory nor X-rays, and therefore, they were unable to detect the complications in time and [that,] for this reason, he [was] transferred to the Hospital […] to be treated and monitored by specialized doctors.”76 63. Given the facts proven in this section, the Court notes that the abovementioned Standard Minimum Rules of the United Nations for the Treatment of Prisoners, apart from requiring that medical examinations be carried out whenever necessary, (supra para. 50), it also notes, inter alia, that: [s]ick prisoners who require specialist treatment shall be transferred to specialized institutions or to civil hospitals. Where hospital facilities are provided in an institution, their equipment, furnishings and pharmaceutical 72 Cf. Indictment of the proceeding issued by the Eleventh Judge of the Criminal Court of Pichincha within the criminal proceeding no. 189/93, of April 16, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 4, folios 547 to 550). 73 Official letter No. 93-426-SRP-1 of the Chief of the Rural Commander Pichincha No. 1 addressed to the Eleventh Judge of the Criminal Court of Pichincha, of April 16, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 12, folio 568). 74 Medical Report of Pedro Miguel Vera Vera, signed by Doctor Luis Fernando Lara Yáñez, Chief of the Medical Unit of the Provisional Detention Center, of April 16, 1993, (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 13, folio 570). 75 Statement by doctor Luis Fernando Lara Yáñez, Chief of the Medical Unit of the Provisional Detention Center, rendered before the National Office of Investigations on November 15, 1995, (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 5, folio 553). 76 Statement by doctor Luis Fernando Lara Yáñez, Chief of the Medical Unit of the Provisional Detention Center, rendered before the National Office of Investigations on November 15, 1995 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 5, folio 553). 26