A/HRC/45/CRP.11 956. Officers separated the family members, tying Ms. Granadillo and her father up underneath stairwells in small confined spaces where they could neither lie down nor stand up. Throughout the night, officers took each family member separately to a home office space where they interrogated them about Colonel García Paloma and weapons stockpiles. Each family member was threatened that if they did not share the required information, their other family members would be hurt or killed. Officers also threatened to rape female family members. Ms. Granadillo and her father both told the Mission they could hear each other being beaten at different times.1686 957. Mr. Granadillo had recently had surgery, and was still noticeably healing from the incision on his lower abdomen. He was tied to the chair and beaten with sticks, on his back, legs, knees, and on the soles of his feet. The officers asphyxiated him with a plastic bag and poured water over his hood. They threatened to cut off his genitals and to kill him. For Mr. Granadillo, the most intense psychological torture occurred when officers threatened to rape his wife and his daughter, and to do so in front of him.1687 958. Ms. Granadillo was interrogated by five officers, including a woman. They surrounded her, beating her face and stomach, threatening to kill her parents. The following night, a female officer called “La Negra” asphyxiated Ms. Granadillo with a plastic bag, while male officers held her arms and legs down. When they removed the bag, Ms. Granadillo was dizzy and could hardly breathe. She told the officers she could not take any more, but the woman asphyxiated her again. She pulled her hair violently. 1688 959. El Capitán told Ms. Granadillo that he saw her going to the bakery and mentioned specific times he saw her with friends, confirming the surveillance Mr. Granadillo noticed in the days leading up to the detention. They had Ms. Granadillo’s telephone and tried to exchange messages with Ms. Padilla. Ms. Padilla confirmed to the Mission she had received the messages.1689 960. One of the first nights, officers appeared drunk and possibly under the influence of narcotics. Ms. Granadillo saw “La Negra” had very large pupils. She became aggressive with Ms. Granadillo, grabbing her by the neck. The other officers, who also appeared drunk, calmed La Negra down until she released Ms. Granadillo.1690 961. On the third day, officers united the three family members in a living room. Over the next few days, they were routinely separated and taken to El Capitán’s office for interrogation. They opened Ms. Granadillo’s social networks and asked who her friends were. One day they would torture her, and the next day try to convince her they were friends. 1691 962. Early on, the officers asked Ms. Granadillo about Ms. Padilla’s brother (Colonel García Palomo’s brother-in-law). They searched for his address in the National Elections Council database while she was present. She believed they would kidnap him as well. One night, Ms. Granadillo and Mr. Granadillo each separately recognized the voice of Ms. Padilla’s brother in the house. Mr. Granadillo heard him being walked up the stairs, as each time he tripped or bumped into something he spoke. Mr. Granadillo and Ms. Granadillo both heard him being beaten. He later fled Venezuela, but his sister and Mr. Granadillo both told the Mission that he did not file a complaint out of fear.1692 963. During the daytime, around six officers would remain in the house while others came and went. Some of them lived upstairs, washing their clothes onsite. According to Ms. Granadillo and her father, the house had three floors. Some officers would rush to gather 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 Ibid. Mission Interview with Argenis Granadillo on 9 June 2020. Mission Interview with Argenis Granadillo on 9 June 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. Mission Interview with Ariana Granadillo on 18 May 2020; Mission Interview with Argenis Granadillo on 9 June 2020. Ibid. 189