EN_CPT_AR.book Page 27 Monday, October 25, 2010 5:14 PM Publication of CPT visit reports Report on the ad hoc visit to Moldova in July 2009 and response of the Moldovan authorities (investigations into alleged police ill-treatment during post-election events in April 2009) 50. The main purpose of this visit was to assess the investigations being carried out into cases possibly involving ill-treatment by the police during the post-election events in April 2009. The visit was also timed to coincide with the fresh elections that were held in July of that year. 51. The CPT’s delegation heard a remarkably large number of credible and consistent allegations of police ill-treatment during the above-mentioned events. The delegation examined the overall investigative approach as well as a number of specific cases with a view to assessing the effectiveness of the action taken by the prosecuting authorities. The information gathered indicated that in many cases, prosecutors had not taken all reasonable steps in good time to secure evidence and had failed to make genuine efforts to identify those responsible. In the report, the CPT recommends that the prosecuting authorities adopt a more proactive, co-ordinated and comprehensive approach in order to meet the criteria of an “effective” investigation as established by the European Court of Human Rights. It also recommends, in the medium term, the setting-up of an agency specialised in the investigation of cases possibly involving ill-treatment by law enforcement officials, which is fully independent of both law enforcement and prosecuting authorities. In parallel, the methods used by members of the “Fulger” Special-Purpose Police Force and other police forces involved in the apprehension of persons in the context of crowd-control situations should be subject to closer and more effective independent supervision. 27