CAT/C/TLS/CO/1 excessive use of force, by police and other law enforcement officers and ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted and the victims receive adequate redress; (c) Increase its efforts to systematically provide training to all law enforcement officers on the use of force, taking into account the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials; (d) Provide all members of the police and other law enforcement officers with uniforms that include appropriate visible identification to ensure individual accountability and protection against acts of torture and ill-treatment; (e) Undertake efforts to systematically collect data concerning allegations of excessive use of force by the police made to the police, to the Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice or to other official bodies, and track the progress of investigations into such cases, including whether any investigations result in disciplinary proceedings and/or prosecutions, and their outcome, including penalties imposed, and provide this information to the Committee. Prompt, thorough and impartial investigations 16. While taking note of the establishment in 2014 of the police forensic and criminal investigations unit under the authority of the Ministry of Justice, the Committee is concerned by the fact that the State party provided no information on the activities undertaken by this unit with respect to investigating allegations of torture or ill-treatment during the reporting period (arts. 2, 12, 13 and 16). 17. The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Ensure that all complaints of torture and ill-treatment are promptly investigated in an impartial manner by an independent body and that there is no institutional or hierarchical relationship between the body’s investigators and suspected perpetrators of such acts, and strengthen the capacity of the police forensic and criminal investigations unit to undertake such investigations; (b) Ensure that the authorities launch investigations whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe that an act of torture or ill-treatment has been committed; (c) Ensure that, in cases of alleged torture and ill-treatment, suspected perpetrators are suspended from duty immediately for the duration of the investigation, particularly when there is a risk that they might otherwise be in a position to repeat the alleged act, commit acts of reprisal against the alleged victim or obstruct the investigation; (d) Compile data on investigations undertaken by the police forensic and criminal investigations unit and their outcomes and provide this information in the State party’s next periodic report to the Committee. Fundamental legal safeguards 18. The Committee takes note of the procedural safeguards set out in article 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, namely the rights of detainees to be brought before a judge 72 hours after their arrest, to be informed of the reasons for their arrest and of their rights, to remain silent, to have access to an independent lawyer, if necessary through legal aid, and to contact relatives. It regrets, however, the lack of information provided on the measures and procedures in place to ensure the practical application of these and other fundamental legal safeguards to prevent torture and ill-treatment. In that respect, it has been reported that detainees are frequently deprived of timely access to a lawyer. It is also concerned at allegations regarding the failure to maintain accurate detention registers and to adhere to the 72-hour limit for detainees to be brought before the judge (art. 2). 19. The State party should: (a) Ensure that all detainees are afforded, by law and in practice, all fundamental legal safeguards against torture from the very outset of their deprivation 5