Situation during visit in 2005 (See E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6) promptly investigated by an independent. authority with no connection to the authority investigating or prosecuting the case against the alleged victim. responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by State functionaries. The Procurators are also mandated to monitor the police and prisons and exercise oversight functions. In its dual function of prosecution and monitoring the SPP is not an independent authority, as its primary interest is vested in convicting suspects as charged. Steps taken in previous years (See A/HRC/4/33/Add.2 and A/HRC/7/3/Add.2) Information received on steps taken since December 2007/current situation Chinese media, in most of the torture cases documented by human rights organizations, no effective investigations are conducted. The primary obstacle to the independent investigation of torture allegations is the classification of information related to torture and abuse in detention facilities under the state secret system, such as information on methods used for investigation of important criminal cases and the targets of investigations; information on the places and circumstances of custody of important detainees; statistics on unusual deaths in prisons and other detention facilities; statistics on the number of detainees sent to RTL; data on incidents of police officers and other state officials using torture, causing injuries or disabilities to detainees; information on investigations against state officials, etc. For example, information about the treatment of persons detained or sentenced in connection with the March 2008 demonstrations in Tibet and information about investigations into the deaths resulting from these events are all classified. A/HRC/10/44/Add.5 page 6 Recommendation (E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6)