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During custodial interrogation at a municipal detention facility, Officer X, acting in official capacity, confines detainee Y, a 33-year-old suspect in a robbery, to a small bare cell for 65 hours; deprives him of sleep for 52 hours; withholds water for 36 hours; withholds food for 24 hours; exposes him to cold air, forces him to stand for extended periods, and administers repeated brief electric shocks to his limbs to coerce a confession. The acts occur inside the detention facility with knowledge of and approval by a supervising officer. (a) Under Republic Act No. 9745 (Anti-Torture Act), has Officer X committed torture? Identify the essential elements and apply them to these facts. (b) Distinguish this conduct from ordinary physical injuries or grave threats under the Revised Penal Code. (c) If torture is established, who may be liable and what penalties apply under RA 9745? Include discussion of possible liability of a superior or the State if applicable.