Situation during visit in 2005 (See E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6) held in facilities under the control of their interrogators or investigators for more than the time required by law to obtain a judicial warrant or pretrial detention, which normally should not exceed a period of 48 hours. After this period they should be transferred to a pretrial facility under a different authority, where no further unsupervised contact swith the interrogators or investigators is permitted. (f) Recourse to pretrial detention in the Criminal Procedures Law should be restricted, particularly for non-violent, minor or less serious offences, and the application of non-custodial measures such as bail organs broad discretion to detain suspects for long periods in custody without judicial review. Coercive summoning could be extended to up to 48 hours and the period of examination following formal arrest and prior to submitting the case to the Public Procuratorate could be extended to up to seven days, and up to 30 days for suspects of organized crime (article 69). Detention for the purpose of criminal investigation was generally possible for up to 14 days and could be prolonged for up to 37 days (article 61). Criminal detainees were held in detention centres (Juliusuo) under the jurisdiction of the Public Security Bureau (PSB). Upon approval by the procuratorate, a suspect could be held for up to a total of seven months in investigative detention by the police, which could be extended by the procuratorate for another six and a half months in total or, in the case of the discovery of new crimes, indefinitely. 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 long delays allowed for summons, formal arrest by the police, approval of the arrest by the Procuratorate and special arrangements for some categories of suspects remain in force. Suspects may still be legally held in police custody for up to 37 days prior to approval by the procuratorate. 2006: The SPP placed extended detention in criminal cases within the sphere of oversight of the people’s supervisors, which according to the Government, led to a reduction in the use of extended pretrial detention. Non-governmental sources: pretrial detention continues to be applied excessively and for prolonged periods; in cases involving state secrets detention, it can be indefinite. During the pretrial phase, suspects remain in detention centres under the authority of the PSB. The Special Rapporteur has not received additional current statistics on the number of pretrial detainees. A/HRC/10/44/Add.5 page 9 Recommendation (E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6)

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