Labels:text | paper | font | letter | book | document OCR: - - 3. with hands untied, would be compelled to hold heavy weights above his head. They were of'ten forced to remain in this position without int- ormis ion for 9-10 hours, during which period interrogation would go on remorselessly, punctuated by blows. At times the victim would be tied to a table and tied until he lost consciousness. In one case the man so flogged, counted 200 blows before losing consciousness. This treatment was, in some cases, carried on daily for 4-5 days consecu- tively. In one case, & buropcan, who died later, was interrogated with the usual beatings for 55 hours at a stretch and another suropenn, since dead, underwent 144 hours or beatings in all, according to the estimates of his cell mates. $2) Water Torture: There were two forus of water torture. In the first the victim was tied or hold down on his buck and a cloth placed over his nose and mouth. Water was then poured on the cloth. Interrogation proceeded and the victim was beaten if he did not reply. As he opened his mouth to breathe or anster questions, water went dow his throat until he could hold no more. Sometimes he tas then beaten over his distended stomach, sometimes & Japanese jumped on his stomach or sometimes pressed on it with his foot. In the second, the victim was tied lengthways on " ladder, face upwards, with & rung or the ladder across his throat and his head below the ladder. In this posi- tion he was slid head first into & tub or water and kept there until ulmost drowned. After being revived interrogation continued and he would be re-immersed. (3) During interrogation the inquisitor, in many cases, burnt the victim with cigurette and cheroot ends, even on the most sensitive parts of the body, e.g. the armpits, between the tocs, on the scrotum and penis. Several Asiutics had petrol poured on their bellies and ignited, and one Asiatic had his hands tied together and immersed in a bowl of methylated spirit which was then ignited. (4) Electric Torture: There were two forms of this. In the first an induction coil was used, one electrode being ctiched to the hand or foot and the other, a bare Fire, was applied to var- ious parts of the body. One victim reports that he was thrown across the room by the violence of the shock. The effect has been described as one of physical and mental disintegration. The second form, apparently more severe, was called the electric table or electric c.p. There is evidence that this was used, but not on any of our witnesses. (5) In addition to these forms of torture, the inquisitors often employed other methods such as jiu-jitsu, twisting of limbs, bonding back of fingers, punching, repeated blows on the same spot, and so on. These methods, in many cases, resulted in aislocations and permanent damage to limbs and joints. In one case the inquisitor punctuated his questions by flicking off, with the frayed end of a bamboo, flesh bruised in a previous betting. This ler't a permanent scar, six inches by three inches, on the victim's thigh. (6) In several cases the victims were lead to believe that their execution, cither by beheading or shooting, was iminent. They were advised to write & letter of farewell. Preparations for execution were carried out, up to the penultimate stage, rith such
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