A/HRC/19/72 groups with ties to former president Gbagbo. Many weapons remain in circulation and could be used illegally. 51. There have been at least 15 reported cases of violations of the right to life, of which 9 are attributed to FRCI members and the remaining 6 to intercommunity violence. On 7 December FRCI fighters manning the checkpoint at the entry to the Adjouffou neighbourhood of Port-Bouët in Abidjan opened fire without warning on four young people. Two of the victims died immediately, a third was seriously wounded and a fourth, as yet unidentified person managed to escape. The FRCI members loaded the two corpses and the wounded person onto their vehicle and drove off towards Abidjan. The wounded person allegedly died at the hospital and the three bodies were claimed by the families on 12 December at Treichville University Hospital. The three individuals were Mr. Jean Claude Nahoué, aged 36, a security agent for the Lavegarde company, Mr. Modeste Loto, aged 26, a student and Mr. Guy Maxime Djahi Gnoanlou, aged 35, a nurse. 52. On 17 December a young man named Fofana Adama was arrested by an FRCI patrol and later died at the Vavoua hospital as a result of mistreatment by Government forces. In response the population organized a protest in front of FRCI headquarters, which very quickly became violent. FRCI members then opened fire, causing the death of five people. The population then ransacked all the houses belonging to FRCI. UNOCI and Government authorities intervened to re-establish order in the town. A similar incident was reported that same day at Sangon, not far from Abidjan, where a conflict between the FRCI and local inhabitants left at least one person wounded by gunfire. 53. In a communiqué dated 18 December 2011 General Bakayoko, chief of general staff of FRCI, tried to shed light on these confrontations between armed youths and FRCI fighters, who mortally wounded five youths. A wounded FRCI fighter was evacuated by UNOCI personnel, who also helped restore calm in Vavoua. The communiqué also stated that the President pays tribute to the memory of the dead and presents his sincere condolences to their families. The President instructed the Minister of Defence and the Minister of the Interior to restore calm in Vavoua. According to the communiqué, Corporal Doumbia Amara and the six soldiers who made up the FRCI patrol and were the presumed perpetrators of the incident were handed over to the brigade of the second legion of the Daloa gendarmerie for investigation. The others involved were transferred to Seguela. 54. After this further fatal incident involving FRCI, on Monday, 19 December President Ouattara met with the Minister of the Interior, the Deputy Minister of Defense and military leaders. After the meeting the Deputy Minister of Defense, Paul Koffi Koffi, speaking to the press about the meeting, said that the events at Vavoua had been set off by an unauthorized patrol by unofficial FRCI members and youths who joined them. According to the Deputy Minister of Defense, the President called for “zero tolerance” for “indiscipline”, the establishment of a military police force and the rapid setting up of a unit to disarm such people and integrate them into the regular army. 55. In addition, 27 cases of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment and 22 cases of arbitrary arrest involving FRCI members have been reported. There have also been reports of abuses by the Dozo resulting from their frequent participation in law-enforcement operations. Intercommunity violence, often triggered by murder, adultery, destruction of property or actions by FRCI members or Dozo, has been reported in Tahoubly-Gaé (10 km west of Bangolo), Karabiri (115 km from Odienné) and Bateguedea II (30 km from Daloa). At least six people died in these incidents, many were wounded and 45 houses were destroyed. 56. The independent expert is troubled by reports of attacks and violent acts against religious buildings and leaders. Some 40 attacks against religious buildings and leaders by FRCI members and unidentified armed men have been documented since the end of August GE.12-10060 11