(c) Any public official
indicted for abuse of
torture, including
prosecutors and judges
implicated in colluding
in torture or ignoring
evidence, should be
immediately
suspended from duty
pending trial, and
prosecuted.
(d) The declaration
should be made with
respect to article 22 of
CAT recognizing the
competence of the
Committee against
Torture to receive and
consider
communications from
individuals who claim
to be victims of a
violation of the
provisions of the
Convention. CAT
(e) Those legally
arrested should not be
Situation during visit in 2005
(See E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6)
The Public Security Organs’
Regulations on Pursuing
Responsibility for Policemen’s
Errors in Implementing the Law
and other regulations stipulated
that “responsibility for ‘errors’,
including forcing confessions or
testimony, will not be pursued
where the law is unclear or
judicial interpretations
inconsistent” and allowed for a
number of exceptions.
No declaration made to
recognize individual complaint
procedure.
The Criminal Procedure Law
(CPL) gave public security
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
measures implemented and progress
made by the government in this
respect.
Non-governmental sources: Perpetrators
of torture are rarely suspended, indicted
or held accountable.
Non-governmental sources: The Criminal
Procedure Law has not been revised, and
A/HRC/10/44/Add.5
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Recommendation
(E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6)