& 223. With regard to article 2 of the Convention, members of the Committee wished to know what administrative measures were being taken to ensure that torture or any other form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment was not practised. Moreover, it was observed that the contents of article 16 of the BUlgarian Penal Code, relating to liability for acts involving torture which were carried out in compliance with an unlawful administrative order given by a superior or a public authority, did not seem clear enough to ensure compliance with the requirements of article 2, paragraph 3, of the Convention and firm enough to avoid any doubt about such an order in the mind of a subordinate anxious to respect discipline. 224. In connection with article 3 of the Convention, it was asked whether new legislation being proposed would contain an explicit prohibition of expulsion, return or extradition of a person to another State where there were substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger o~ being subjected to torture. 225. Members of the Committee asked for further information on the implementation of articles 5 to 9 of the Convention, in particular on the applicability of universal jurisdiction for perpetrators of the crime of torture. They also wished to know whether the reporting State intended to revise its extradition treaties to include the offences referred to in article 4 of the Convention. 226. With respect to article 10 of the Convention, members of the Committee drew attention to the need to organize special training for the police, and for medical and other personnel and indicated that the United Nations might be able to provide assistance in that regard. 227. Concerning article 11 of the Convention, members of the Committee asked for clarification as to whether new legislation would provide for a preliminary medical examination for detainees. They also requested details of the State party's regulations relating to interrogation rules, and to methods, practices and arrangements for the custody and treatment of arrested or imprisoned persons. It was asked, in particular, whether such rules were consistent with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and what the proposed amendments were to article 87 of Regulation No. 5 of 1982, which allowed for the use of rubber truncheons. Statistics relating to suicides in prison could be made available. 228. With regard to article 12 of the Convention, it was asked whether the BUlgarian authorities intended to introduce a system of protection that would involve investigations whenever acts of torture came to light. 229. In connection with article 13 of the Convention, members of the Committee wished to know whether there had been any complaints by victims of torture who had been referred to by Amnesty International. They also wished to receive data on the ethnic composition of victims of torture and of persons who had been sentenced to death in the past, pointing out in that connection that the Committee had received information alleging violations of the rights of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria. 230. Referring to article 14 of the Convention, members of the Committee wished to know whether any compensation had been paid to persons who had been -44Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library v; sl rE 2~ nc se 23 St es de in as in be thi pa: 23: ex} Ca~ COt pl~ wex 234 wer onl Pro jUd con invl sue] the wou: stal seCI 235, the admi no J admi inve that Parl did 236. that righ admi