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62delay, the accused were freed in July 2000 to await trial.Source: Paranese Society for the Defense of Human Rights.1.2. Dalvi Araujo da Silva, sixteenyear old student.In Abaetetuba, on April, 28 1999, at approximately 6:30p.m.,Dalvi Araújo da Silva was riding a motorcycle when he was followed by avehicle with three police officers. Apparently, the officers thought da Silvahad stolen the bag he had with him. The police forced da Silva off the roadwith their squad car. After the young man fell of his motorcycle, Officer"Dilsinho" shot him in the thigh. Da Silva, kneeling and raising his handsbegging the police not to kill him, pleaded that he was not a criminal. Thepolice shot him in the right hand.The police removed the victim's clothes, beat him, dragged him onthe street and shot him in the chin and temple. During these moments ofviolence, several onlookers asked the police to have mercy. The policeresponded the no one should interfere unless she or he also wanted to die,and explained that they were only killing a criminal.One officer was identified as Investigator Dilsinho, but the othertwo remain unidentified.Afterwards the victim's family registered a complaint with the ParáState Police Internal Affairs Division. The case was sent to the Office of thePublic Prosecutor in Abaetetuba. At present, the investigation is stalled.Source: Pará Society for the Defense of Human Rights (SDDH)1.3. Antônio Gleison Silva Gomes,17; Sérgio Néris de Oliveira,19; Francisco Natanael, 14;A.S., 16 and GilvandroPinheiro Amorim, 14.In the city of Paragominas, August 24, 1999, at around 4:00 a.m.,Antônio Gleison Silvan Gomes and his friend, Sérgio Néris de Oliveirawere returning from a cattle market when a vehicle began to follow them.Witnesses state that they heard shouts and shots and cars fleeing from the