CCPR/C/122/D/2228/2012 years after the fact, the perpetrators remain to be identified and prosecuted. In the absence of any information from the State party, specifically in relation to any effective investigation undertaken to address expeditiously, independently and adequately the allegations advanced by the author, 11 due weight must be given to the author’s allegations. In these circumstances, the Committee considers that the facts as submitted reveal that the State party has failed in its duty to adequately investigate the allegations put forward by the author. Accordingly, the Committee concludes that this part of the communication reveals a violation of the author’s rights under article 7, read in conjunction with article 2 (3), of the Covenant.12 11. The Committee, acting under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol, is of the view that the facts before it disclose a violation by Belarus of article 7, read alone and in conjunction with article 2 (3), of the Covenant. The Committee reiterates its conclusion that the State party has also violated its obligations under article 1 of the Optional Protocol. 12. In accordance with article 2 (3) (a) of the Covenant, the State party is under an obligation to provide the author with an effective remedy. This requires it to make full reparation to individuals whose Covenant rights have been violated. In the present case, the State party is under an obligation, inter alia: (a) to conduct a full and effective investigation into the author’s allegations of ill-treatment, to prosecute the perpetrators and to punish them with appropriate sanctions; (b) to provide adequate compensation and appropriate measures of satisfaction, including reimbursement of any legal costs and medical expenses, as well as for non-pecuniary losses, incurred by the author; and (c) to issue a formal apology to the author. The State party is also under an obligation to take all steps necessary to prevent similar violations from occurring in the future, and in the light of its obligations under the Optional Protocol, to cooperate in good faith with the Committee. 13 13. Bearing in mind that, by becoming a party to the Optional Protocol, the State party has recognized the competence of the Committee to determine whether there has been a violation of the Covenant and that, pursuant to article 2 of the Covenant, the State party has undertaken to ensure to all individuals within its territory or subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the Covenant and to provide an effective and enforceable remedy when it has been determined that a violation has occurred, the Committee wishes to receive from the State party, within 180 days, information about the measures taken to give effect to the Committee’s Views. The State party is also requested to publish the present Views and to have them widely disseminated in the official languages of the State party. 11 12 13 6 See, for example, Allaberdiev v. Uzbekistan (CCPR/C/119/D/2555/2015), para. 8.3. See, for example, Amirov v. Russian Federation (CCPR/C/95/D/1447/2006), para. 11.6. See, for example, Selyun v. Belarus (CCPR/C/115/D/2289/2013), para. 9.