CCPR/C/131/D/2772/2016 the State party is under an obligation to: (a) pursue in a prompt, effective, exhaustive, independent, impartial and transparent manner the investigation and prosecution of the facts alleged by the author concerning his arrest, detention and the torture to which he was subjected while he was being held at the premises of the National Intelligence Agency; (b) prosecute, try and punish those responsible for the alleged violations in a way that is commensurate with their gravity; (c) provide the author with detailed information about the results of the investigation; (d) ensure that any necessary and adequate physical and psychological rehabilitation and medical treatment is provided to the author free of charge; and (e) provide the author with adequate compensation and appropriate measures of satisfaction. The State party is also under an obligation to take steps to prevent similar violations in the future. 9. 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 and 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 present Views. The State party is also requested to publish the Committee’s Views and to have them widely disseminated in the official language of the State party. 10 GE.21-09615