A/HRC/45/CRP.11 officers spoke respectfully to Ms. Granadillo and her cousin, saying they just wanted to ask some questions.1667 940. They took Ms. Granadillo and her cousin into the back seat of a white sedan with tinted windows and no plates. After driving for a while, their attitudes hardened, and they hooded and handcuffed the women and told them they now owned them. 1668 941. After a 40-minute drive, they arrived at the location where Ms. Padilla and her son where being held. Very loud music played in the house. Two officers took the women upstairs and pushed them onto the floor of a small bathroom, still hooded and handcuffed. One official told the other, known as “El Árabe”, to take charge of them. The other left, closing the door behind him.1669 942. “El Árabe” informed the women that he had a knife and that if either of them tried anything he would cut their faces. He told Ms. Granadillo’s cousin to keep her eyes closed and he would take off her hood. Ms. Granadillo told the Mission that she heard the sound of packing tape. He then removed Ms. Granadillo’s hood as well, telling her that if she opened her eyes he would cut her. He held the blade against her cheek and brought his face close to hers, breathing on her. He touched her hair, her face, her mouth and her breasts. As “El Árabe” started putting his hands beneath her clothes, another official opened the door and he stopped. The officers then taped a paper folder tightly around her face so she could not see.1670 943. Ms. Padilla told the Mission that at one point the official guarding her in the laundry room told her he needed to go inside the house. He said the young women were alone inside with other officers, who might do something to the young women, and that he did not like that. Ms. Padilla understood this to mean that the officers might sexually abuse the young women.1671 944. That night, the officers left Ms. Granadillo and her cousin to sleep on the floor, with wrists taped together. “El Capitán” arrived with a female official at around 2 a.m. They hit the two women, kicked them in the ribs and pulled them by the hair. They asked about Ms. Granadillo’s father and why she lived in the colonel’s house. She told them her father lived in the countryside and had nothing to do with the military.1672 945. From her location in the laundry room just outside the house, Ms. Padilla could occasionally hear her son’s voice inside the house. She also heard the young women’s voices when they arrived, as well as the sounds of other people coming and going. Both Ms. Padilla and Ms. Granadillo could hear Ms. Padilla’s son scream during beatings. Ms. Padilla also heard other men screaming, whose voices she did not recognize. When the beatings occurred, the officers turned up the music and the television, ran a blender, and played video games at full volume. 1673 946. The following morning, 3 February 2018, Ms. Granadillo unexpectedly began menstruating. She told “El Capitán” that she needed sanitary products. He insulted her, taunted her and refused to assist. He told her it was the fault of the colonel and she would have to deal with this shame, that she would be naked and covered in blood in front of them. She was forced to use the toilet in front of “El Árabe” and another male officer.1674 947. Ms. Granadillo was taken into an office that seemed to belong to “El Capitán”, where he interrogated her further. “El Capitán” wore a DGCIM uniform, as did most of the officers 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. This specific method of covering detainees’ faces used by DGCIM has been corroborated by the Mission in other confidential records. It is mentioned in the testimony of Lieutenant Ronald Dugarte before the Organization of American States, minute 00:08:08 available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0LaSJb39h4. Mission Interview with Sorbay Padilla on 22 June 2020. Mission Interview with Ariana Granadillo on 18 May 2020. Mission Interview with Sorbay Padilla on 22 June 2020; Mission Interview with Ariana Granadillo on 18 May 2020. Mission Interview with Ariana Granadillo on 18 May 2020. 187