they were taking him to "verify some documents." They took Halo to the local police station, where he was held in a cell for three days. Halo was not given food during this time. On at least one occasion, his captors came into his cell, kicked him, and said "you don't like the Socialist Party." Halo offered few details on the extent of his injuries from the beating, but he did say that when he was released, his family members were waiting for him outside the police station and they wept when they saw his condition.


11
Three months later, in September 1998, Halo participated in a Democratic Party demonstration in Fier. After party leaders left, police came to try to break up the demonstration. The police, who were wielding"sticks," arrested ten demonstrators, Halo among them. He was held for a week in a jail cell and given only small amounts of food. He testified that the arrests occurred because a Democratic Party leader had been assassinated and the government said it wanted to investigate whether the assassination plot had been "prepared in Fier."


12
Halo was arrested again in December 1998. He testified that the arrest was associated with the pressure the Socialist Party was putting on his uncle to publicly convert to Socialist membership. In fact, as part of the pressure tactics, the Socialists made calls to Halo's uncle while Halo sat in jail, threatening to kill Halo and all the members of the uncle's family.


13
After Halo was released, his uncle continued receiving threatening phone calls; the