A/HRC/4/33/Add.3 page 21 United Nations human rights mechanisms because of its commitment to developing and promoting human rights; the Special Rapporteur is assured that every effort will be made to implement his recommendations. 69. The Special Rapporteur expresses the sincere hope that as a first step, the Government will demonstrate its commitment by holding accountable security officials who practise, order or condone torture (e.g. the head of counter-terrorism operations of GID, the Director of the Al-Jafr Correction and Rehabilitation Centre, the Deputy-Director of CID, the Directors of Criminal Investigation Section North/South/ Central Jordan and Amman Centre, the two interrogators from Marqa police station identified in the appendix, and the prison official from Juweidah Correction and Rehabilitation Centre identified in the appendix). 70. In its letter of 10 October 2006, the Government informed the Special Rapporteur of a number of developments since his visit: (1) The Government has tasked the competent institutions with exploring the possibility of amending article 208 of the Penal Code to increase the penalties to be imposed on public servants, including by ruling out any statute of limitations on, or general amnesty for, acts of torture, and to verify that the article meets the requirements of the definition of torture set out in article 1 of the Convention against Torture. (2) The Public Security Department is investigating a number of the cases of alleged torture mentioned in the report and those responsible for these acts will be punished if found guilty. (3) The Government will look into the possibility of granting everyone who is arrested the right to ask for a lawyer at the time of arrest. (4) The Government is contemplating closing Al-Jafr Correction and Rehabilitation Centre, and transferring the inmates elsewhere. The number of prisoners has already been reduced; there are currently not more than 50 inmates at the centre [The Special Rapporteur welcomes recent information that the Government has in fact closed Al-Jafr as of December 2006]. The Public Security Department has drawn up a comprehensive plan for the development and modernization of correction and rehabilitation centres and training of staff. Furthermore, the Government is in the process of creating a special refuge for women held in protective custody. 71. The Special Rapporteur welcomes this information, some of which relates to recommendations made in his preliminary observations following the visit. These developments are evidence of the Government’s cooperation to this end. He stands ready to offer his full cooperation and assistance. 72. The Special Rapporteur recommends to the Government that: Impunity (a) The absolute prohibition of torture be considered for incorporation into the Constitution;