CAT/C/MUS/CO/4 Committee is nevertheless concerned that, under section 4 (2) (b) of the Juvenile Offenders Act, the trial takes place before the ordinary court if a juvenile is charged jointly with an adult. It is also concerned at the lack of a statutory minimum age of criminal responsibility (arts. 2, 12 and 16). 26. Referring to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules), the Committee recommends that, in the revision of relevant laws, including the juvenile justice bill and the draft children’s bill: (a) The State party establish a statutory minimum age of criminal responsibility at an internationally acceptable level; (b) Provisions be made to ensure that children in conflict with the law are tried in juvenile courts by specialized judges. Sentencing rules 27. The Committee is concerned that different rules have been applied by the Supreme Court of the State regarding the deduction of the time spent on remand from the sentence (arts. 11 and 16). 28. The State party should lay down in law that time served in pretrial detention be deducted from the sentence, as advised by the Supreme Court in its Kamasho ruling. Conditions of detention 29. The Committee is concerned at reports of poor hygiene and inadequate access to food and water in the State party’s prisons (arts. 11 and 16). 30. The State party should promptly improve material conditions in its prisons by guaranteeing the right of all detainees to the basic rights to water, sanitation and adequate food, in keeping with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). The Committee also invites the State party to make public the report of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture on its visit in 2007. Complaint mechanisms 31. The Committee is concerned at reports of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement officials, which on some occasions have led to death. Moreover, while noting the large number of complaints lodged against the police, which indicates that existing procedures are accessible, the Committee is concerned that very few cases have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions and to the Attorney-General’s Office since the establishment of the Police Complaints Division. The Committee also notes that the Division will be replaced by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (arts. 2, 12 and 13). 32. The State party should: (a) Promptly and thoroughly investigate in an impartial manner all complaints of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement officials and, as warranted, submit the alleged perpetrators to public prosecution; (b) Ensure that the new Independent Police Complaints Commission has the necessary capacity to carry out timely, impartial and exhaustive inquiries into complaints of improper conduct by the police and that the difficulties encountered by the Police Complaints Division are taken into account when designing the procedures and operations of the new institution; (c) Mandate the Commission to issue recommendations on corrective measures to prevent future misconduct by law enforcement officials and the improper treatment of arrested and detained persons. 5