The Committee is also concerned at the absence of any measures to ensure that the complainant and witnesses are protected against all ill-treatment or intimidation following the lodging of a complaint or the provision of evidence, as a result of which there have been very few complaints of acts of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (arts. 12 and 13). The State party should take urgent steps to combat impunity, in particular by establishing transitional justice mechanisms, in particular a truth and reconciliation commission and a special court, as recommended by the Security Council in its resolution 1606 (2005). The State party should inform all persons under its jurisdiction, clearly and unequivocally, that it condemns torture and ill-treatment. It should take effective legislative, administrative and judicial measures to ensure that all allegations of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment will be the subject of prompt investigation, followed as appropriate by prosecution and punishment. All persons under suspicion of torture should be suspended from duty for the duration of the inquiry if it would place the investigation at risk for them to remain in their posts. In addition, the State party should take the necessary steps to shed light on the Gatumba massacre and punish those responsible. (22) The Committee is concerned at the system of assessing the appropriateness of prosecution, which leaves State prosecutors free to decide not to prosecute perpetrators of acts of torture and ill-treatment involving law enforcement officers or even to order an inquiry, which is clearly in conflict with the provisions of article 12 of the Convention (art. 12). The State party should consider introducing an exception to the current system of assessing the appropriateness of prosecution in order to conform with the letter and spirit of article 12 of the Convention and to remove all doubt regarding the obligation of the competent authorities to institute, systematically and on their own initiative, impartial inquiries in all cases where there are substantial grounds for believing that an act of torture has been committed. (23) The Committee takes note of the announcement by the delegation of the State party that a department to assist torture victims has been created within the Ministry of Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender. It also notes the State party’s intention to set up a compensation fund for torture victims with assistance from the international community. The Committee is nevertheless concerned at the absence to date of any measures to compensate victims of torture in judicial practice in Burundi. The Committee is also concerned at the failure to provide victims, including child soldiers, with the means to exercise the right to the fullest possible physical, psychological, social and financial rehabilitation (art. 14). The State party should take urgent steps to facilitate the establishment of a compensation fund for victims of torture. The State party should also provide victims, including child soldiers, with the means to exercise their right to the fullest possible rehabilitation, including physical, psychological, social and financial rehabilitation. (24) While the Committee notes with satisfaction that, under article 27 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, “if it is found or proven that confessions of guilt have been obtained under duress, they are declared null and void”, it is disturbed at the Supreme Court ruling of 29 September 2002 to the effect that “a confession is … merely one piece of evidence that must be corroborated by other evidence”, which could lead to the acceptance of confessions obtained under torture provided that they are corroborated by other evidence (art. 15). The State party should take the necessary legislative and administrative measures to ensure that any statement that is found to have been made as a result of torture may not be directly or indirectly invoked as evidence in proceedings, in accordance with article 15 of the Convention. 13