2. MONITORING AND DOCUMENTING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS 2.9 EXAMPLES The following sample event illustrates what has been discussed above about the overall analysis of an event. Edgar Desacula was arrested together with Ramon Aguilar by members of the Pasay City Police Force at Roxas Boulevard at about 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon of November 18, 1987. Desacula and Aguilar were brought to the police headquarters for questioning. Aguilar was immediately released. Desacula was passed to operatives of the Intelligence and Special Operations Group (ISOG) who conducted tactical interrogation and subjected Desacula to torture. Desacula was later charged with “Violation of Presidential Decree 1866 (Illegal Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Rebellion)”. Desacula has remained in detention. Desacula, 23, single, and Aguilar, 26, married, both worked in the garment factory GenTex. Edna Aguilar, wife of Ramon Aguilar, supplied information regarding the arrest. She also gave personal details of Desacula and Aguilar. She had also sought the help of Atty. Ignacio, who provided legal assistance to both victims. The title of the event could be Desacula et al. Arrest. It is just one event involving two victims and four acts, and with two groups of perpetrators. A graphical presentation of all these is shown below. EVENT: Arrest of Desacula et al PERPETRATORS Pasay Police Force Intelligence and Special Operations Group INVOLVEMENT ACTS direct commission arrest direct commission detention direct commission arrest direct commission torture Desacula Aguilar Figure 2.2 Graphical presentation of an event 14 VICTIMS