10 document. They took him to his aunt’s house in hopes of finding his brother José Antonio, who was not there either. His twin brother, Luis Fernando, offered to accompany him to the police station to find out what was going on. After both were blindfolded and handcuffed, a hood was placed over their heads and they were taken to DINCOTE headquarters, along with other detainees. He was held incommunicado at DINCOTE for eight or nine days, and was not permitted to see a lawyer. Detainees were held in a large room, blindfolded and with their hands tied. It was not until some 15 days after his detention, when he gave his statement to the police, that he first had access to the lawyer who had been assigned to his case; he was never allowed to meet with his lawyer in private. He was held there for close to one month, until March 4 or 5, blindfolded and handcuffed just like all the other detainees; when they were interrogated, the police subjected them to physical and psychological torture. One night they took him, his brother and another person to the beach; they took his brother out of the car and began to torture him; as he listened he became filled with fear. Then they took him from the car, threw him to the sand and began beating him. Still blindfolded, they began to slap him around the ears, telling him that they were going to throw him in the water just as they had done with his brother. He told them he didn’t know what his brother had done and that he was not guilty of anything. The “psychological torture was too much for me to bear.” During his detention at DINCOTE, he was brought before the press wearing a striped prison uniform, and was publicly charged with terrorism as a member of Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path). A so-called “legal doctor” examined him one time, but only superficially. Also, they forced him to sign a document in which he admitted that he was guilty of the crime of treason against the fatherland. He was also held at the veterinary section of a naval base. He was arraigned under the military jurisdiction and they began the investigation stage of the trial for the crime of treason against the fatherland at the veterinary section. He did not have access to a lawyer he could trust. He was assigned a lawyer, who was not present when his statement was taken. At the veterinary section of the naval base, all members of the court were military personnel, who wore hoods, dark glasses, side arms and military uniforms; his court-appointed lawyer was also dressed in a military uniform. Later, he was transferred to the holding cells at the Palace of Justice of Lima, where conditions were unsanitary. While being transferred to these cells he was beaten again. Upon his arrival, he received no medical attention. While there, he gave a statement in the presence of his lawyer, Víctor Álvarez, on May 5, 1993, a statement he confirmed in the hearing before the Court. Then he was taken for trial before the military jurisdiction, which acquitted him in the first instance. Then he was transferred to the Cristo Rey prison in Cachiche, Ica, where he was also mistreated by those in charge, leading to serious physical injury. He was made to lie face up in the sun for hours and was not allowed to open his eyes; he was forced to stand in line to receive a beating with a club; when electrical current was applied to his waist, he was thrown to the floor, which was covered with water and kerosene; his body was covered with blood, and even though he could not move one of his arms, he had to drag himself back to his cell; he was never seen by a doctor. While there, he was never notified of his acquittal in August 1993 by the Supreme Council of Military Justice.