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night until the time of my departure* -The following night, the
Chief guard came, told me to sit up; he handcuffed my hands
behind me* They picked up my mattress and searched my
cubicle* They felt my breasts and between my legs; they shoved
me around and moved me to another cubicle* During the previous
interrogation, I had been told, that, while they knew that I
had not taken part in the activities that led to my arrest,
considerable time had passed since my arrival at the place of
detention, and under such circumstances, I could not leave. I
■ told them that they could not commit another injustice added to
the injustice of my arbitrary detention, and after an exchange
of opinions among themselves, they proceeded, to interrogate me
exhaustively on all the circumstances that- I might have
observed during my detention* Thus, I was Interrogated on what
my opinion was about the treatment the prisoners were
receiving, whether I felt that they were tortured there,
whether I had-any idea of where I-was, and under what security
authority the procedure there were conducted* To all of these
questions I answered; that I was totally ignorant of the details
they were asking of me, and that I felt the treatment was
adequate* They asked me what I knew of my husband and I
answered that I knew that he was alive, that I had recognized
his voice when he ■ spoke with the guards, and I denied that I
had seen him. I was led again to my usual place where the
guards handcuffed my hands behind me, and they watched very
closely to see whether I tried to communicate with my husband*
That evening, they sent me to bathe and to change my clothes.
The one who told me that I was go^ng to be released appeared
and told me that I was going to Reslstencia, to my mother's
house. He was so drunk that he threatened me and they
handcuffed my hands behind me and sent me to a cubicle* On one
side was a girl having an asthma attack and she was also
handcuffed with her hands behind her* She was frantic because
with the hood she was choking even more. She had an oxygen
mask beside her, but with her hands tied she could not put in
on and she asked the guards to do it* They didn't listen to
her. After a while, they got me up and took off my handcuffs
and shackles. The drunk guard came and took me downstairs.
Soon I realized from the fresh air that I was outside. A car
approached and they put me in it. It was raining. They put me
in the front seat. The car went round and round many times. I
suppose it was going around in the park of the same building
because I- noticed that the road was muddy and the car was
skidding from side to side. Also, it seemed to me that it was
turning in the same places. This went on for a while. Then we
went on to an asphalt road and drove for several hours until
they took off the mask that they had put on me to replace the
hood before we left. We were on General Paz Street. I was