During the fourth stage I was bound in a twisted fashion by means of a special shackling process such that my body could move neither backward nor sideways. Then the detective sergeant and the lance corporal beat me with heavy clubs from behind so that I fell forward with each blow; and as my hands were tied behind my back, my face and head hit the ground with full force. During this procedure all participants expressed their enjoyment in the form of derisive shouts. The first round of torture ended in a fainting spell. None of the violent measures described here induced me either to confess
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