CAT/OP/ARM/1/Add.1 general department of investigations, Yerevan city police department, regional police departments, legal department and department of public order protection of police of the Republic of Armenia, during which many issues concerning the places of keeping arrested persons acting in the system of Police of the Republic of Armenia have been discussed. The headquarters of police of the Republic of Armenia has compiled and provided methodological guidelines, which includes the normative legal acts regulating this sphere, presented in brief, as well as the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against torture and inhuman treatment articles, the staff of the public monitoring group controlling the places of keeping arrested persons in Police of the Republic of Armenia, staff employees structure approved by the Human Rights Defender, the Public monitoring group’s activities and the video in the places of keeping arrested persons, approved by the head of police of the Republic of Armenia by the order 1-N, dated 14.01.2005. 17. The measures related to compliance with international standards within the torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the places of keeping arrested persons in the police system have been implemented. Particularly, in accordance with the order of the head of police of the Republic of Armenia, the position of inspector-psychologist has been set in the places of keeping arrested persons of Yerevan city. Presently under discussion is the provision of police subdivisions with the position of inspector-psychologist. 18. In the places of keeping arrested persons in corridors and cells the rights and responsibilities of the arrested persons, the list of food, items permitted, daily routine, as well as hotline phone numbers of the staff of Human Rights Defender and the staff of the public monitoring group controlling the places of keeping arrested persons in Police of the Republic of Armenia are posted. Furthermore, according to the decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No: 574-N, dated 05.06.2008, in accordance with the internal regulations of the places of keeping arrested persons in Police of the Republic of Armenia, the procedure to raise awareness about these rights has been established under which an appropriate protocol is filled and signed by the arrested person, which is attached to a prisoner’s personal file. 19. In accordance with the requirements of the Article 47 of the law of the Republic of Armenia “On keeping arrested and detained person” the activity of the places of keeping arrested persons is being controlled by the public monitoring group controlling the places of keeping arrested persons in police of the Republic of Armenia and in accordance with the Article 12 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On Human Rights Defender” by the staff of the Human Rights Defender, who frequently are visiting the place of keeping arrested persons and permanently are in close cooperation with the police of the Republic of Armenia. During 2013 the public monitoring group controlling the places of keeping arrested persons in police of the Republic of Armenia performed 95 inspections and the employees of the Human Rights Defender staff 35 inspections. 20. During 2013 there were no complaints received from arrested and detained persons in the places of keeping arrested persons concerning the activities of the administration of the places of keeping arrested persons, as well as concerning the living conditions. V. Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Armenia 21. The Special Investigation Service was founded in November 28, 2007 according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On the Special Investigation Service”. Acting as an independent state body, the Service conducts preliminary investigation of criminal cases, related to the complicity of officials of Legislative, Executive and Judicial Power Bodies, persons carrying out state special service, connected with their official positions or with 6