A/HRC/45/CRP.11 325. Witnesses also reported the use of harsh disciplinary measures upon reclusion. This includes in a punishment cell known as “El Tigrito”.779 In some cases reviewed, individuals were also subjected to harsh disciplinary regimes and severe punishments while awaiting trial, including reprisals in case of complaints. 326. Detainees held in secret detention facilities were also subject to torture. The FFM identified 24 cases of torture taking place within these facilities between 2018 and 2019. Detainees in secret facilities are particularly vulnerable to toruture, due to lack of oversight. DGCIM Detention Conditions 327. After initial court appearances, detainees were brought to one of several facilities for pre-trial detention. These include: DGCIM headquarters in Boleíta; The Centro Nacional de Procesados Militares (CENAPROMIL) military prison, known as “Ramo Verde”, in Miranda state. At least 79 military officers were detained in Ramo Verde at the time of writing. Pretrial detainees were also taken to other FANB run detention facilities, including DEPROSEMIL (Departamento para Procesados Militares) in La Pica prison, in Monagas state, or Fort Tiuna in Caracas. 328. Some military officers were also taken to SEBIN buildings for pre-trial detention, for example in the cases of military officers Coronel García Palomo, General Raúl Baduel and Juan Carlos Caguaripano. According to interviewees, this may have been to separate particularly high profile or charismatic military detainees from others. 329. According to one former employee of DGCIM, who worked there for 10 years, “Cases of major importance (political enemies, high-ranking military personnel) are held in Boleíta, intermediate cases are transferred to Fort Tiuna and the simplest cases are transferred to Ramo Verde”.780 DGCIM Boleíta 330. DGCIM Headquarters in Boleíta is a former textile factory that was transformed into administrative offices with detention cells. In March 2019, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued precautionary measures for all detainees in the DGCIM Boleíta. 781 331. The cells in DGCIM Boleíta are in the basement, referred to as Basement 1, without natural light or ventilation. Cells are around 2.75 x 2 metres, often with two or three occupants. Former detainees told the Mission that artificial lighting was on 24 hours a day, affecting the notion of time. Cells were without bathrooms and detainees had to relieve themselves in bags.782 332. Detainees slept on a cement platform with a very thin mattress. There was no access to drinking water and detainees suffered from stomach illnesses. DGCIM officers also restricted sunlight and showering. Detainees interviewed complained of respiratory diseases and skin diseases due to the lack of sun and extreme weightloss, as well as psychological problems. 333. Detainees described a punishment cell known as “El Cuarto de los Locos” (the Crazy Room). It was lined with padded walls and detainees slept on the floor. As with the regular cells, there was no bathroom access, so detainees had to use a plastic bag, which was changed once a week. Guards provided meals once or twice a day, in small portions, “enough to keep you alive”.783 779 780 781 782 783 The Mission has documented a cell with this name in several detention centres, including in the Centro Nacional de Procesados Militares (CENAPROMIL) military prison, known as “Ramo Verde”, in Miranda state, and DEPROSEMIL (Departamento para Procesados Militares) in La Pica prison, in Monagas state. Mission Interview C3HH04 in July 2020. Precautionary Measures No. 178-19 Personas (militares y civiles) detenidas en la Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar DGCIM, 22 March 2019. Documents C3DD00, C3DD01, on file with Mission; Mission Interview with Isaias Lenin Falcón in June 2020; Mission Interview C1AA29 in June 2020. Document C3DD01 on file with Mission. 87