(c) Detention for up to 48 hours under the control of interrogators or investigators; transfer to a pre -trial facility under a different authority Authorities responsible for detention and interrogation are under the jurisdiction of the same Ministry and supervise the same facilities. Government: No relevant amendments were made to the Criminal Code or Criminal Procedure Code. Detention centres often accommodate a police lock-up, a pre-trial facility and a prison. (d) Custody registers be scrupulously maintained Government: In accordance with the revisions of the “by-law of arrest and detention centre” of April 2007, detained persons shall be routinely received at arrest and detention centres in the presence of a policeman that took them there, and a medical examination shall be carried out. Transfers to other arrest and detention centres shall be carried out only with the authorization of a prosecutor. According to Articles 58 and 59 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a person detained with an arrest order shall be received at the arrest and detention centre in the presence of a policeman and released by the order of the chief of the centre by the end of the arrest term, in the absence of a judge’s order regarding continued detention. In 2007, 3,268 suspects were received in arrest and detention centres and 2,075 persons were released. In 2008, 3,487 suspects were received in arrest and detention centres and 1,478 persons were released in accordance with appropriate legislations. A control prosecutor exercises supervision of these activities. (e) Inadmissibility of confessions as evidence without the presence of a lawyer Art. 79.4 CPC, but not implemented in practice. Non-governmental sources: Some detainees were tortured and told that if they signed a written confession and there was no evidence to support it, they would be proven innocent. However, these confessions were later used as evidence in court to convict them. Government: The Government is working on providing all detained persons with a right to advocacy according to the Code of Criminal Procedure. If an investigation is conducted without the presence of a lawyer, the case will not be considered as evidence in court A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 108 Code in February 2008 included the word “torture” and included a new article whereby a crime resulting in the death of a victim shall be punishable by a prison term of 10-15 years. Amendments to the Criminal Code at the same time included more detailed provisions on the crime of torture.

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