▁attack ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁R anda , ▁si xty ▁Af ars ▁were ▁det ained ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁tort ure . ▁It ▁was ▁claimed ▁that ▁many ▁were ▁arrested ▁sole ly ▁for ▁their ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁M ouv ement ▁popula ire ▁de ▁lib ération . ▁After ▁a ▁supposed ▁assass ination ▁attempt ▁on ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Security ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁( the ▁reality ▁of ▁which ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁doubt ), ▁nine ▁political ▁oppon ents , ▁including ▁two ▁parliament ary ▁deput ies , ▁were ▁det ained ▁and ▁tort ured . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁– ▁Moh amed ▁Hou med ▁Moh amed ▁– ▁had ▁previously ▁delivered ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁speech ▁den oun cing ▁the ▁government ' s ▁use ▁of ▁tort ure . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁Parti ▁popula ire ▁Dj ib out ien ▁sought ▁legal ▁recognition ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁party . ▁In ▁early ▁September ▁they ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁bullet in , ▁and ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁all ▁th ir teen ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁were ▁arrested , ▁including ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁parliament . ▁In cluded ▁in ▁the ▁d eta ine es ▁was ▁Moh amed ▁Hou med ▁Moh amed . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁members ▁fled ▁the ▁country ▁after ▁release , ▁but ▁were ▁again ▁det ained ▁and ▁tort ured ▁upon ▁their ▁return ▁from ▁ex ile . ▁ ▁Report ed ▁tort ure ▁methods ▁under ▁A pt id on ▁include ▁( but ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁to ): ▁severe