CAT/OP/MEX/1/Add.2 VI. A. Measures to strengthen justice access mechanisms Federal level 231. With regard to investigations conducted by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic, 17 preliminary investigations were initiated during the period between 1 March 2011 and 30 April 2012 concerning offences provided for under the Federal Act on the Prevention and Punishment of Torture, the outcome being one indictment. 232. In the same period 1,138 preliminary investigations were initiated in connection with instances of abuse of authority, resulting in indictments in 118 cases. 233. The Attorney-General’s Office also recorded 305 cases concerning complaints of alleged arbitrary arrest, of which 131 have been closed, 136 have been processed and 38 are still pending. 234. Information is set out below on recorded instances of alleged violations of human rights between 1 March 2011 and 30 April 2012. GE.13-41196 (EXT) 67