Galan has been abducted twice before. Late in the night of April 19. forces of the First Brigade cut phone lines. defaced walls. vandalized furniture. dumped files. and arrested 74 people gathered at the headquarters of the Christian Committee of the Displaced and National Committee on Repopulation. Among the detained were refugees in the process of being resettled. pregnant women and children. Upon the release of some of the detainees. they reported having been beaten and dunked in cold water. The same night saw security forces surround the offices of five groups affiliated with the Democratic Convergence and attempt to intimidate and harass their members.
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