proceedings. (f) Judges and prosecutors should ask persons how they have were treated and order independent medical examinations Non-governmental sources: According the guidelines for the administration of the CPC, a prosecutor shall visit a detained suspect or accused at least once within 10 days, shall receive information on his\her health condition, and shall include thee results in his report. Government: In case of any doubt over the testimony of the suspect, witnesses, etc., the prosecutor shall initiate an investigation to discover the facts of the case. No cases against public officials regarding torture or ill-treatment were initiated ex officio by judges or prosecutors. (g) Prompt and thorough investigations by independent authority Investigations could not be carried out ex officio. Non-governmental sources: A number of complaints addressed to the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia (NHRCM) and the Office of the Prosecution were reportedly dismissed for lack of evidence, apparently without an investigation being carried out. The Special Investigation Unit, which investigates cases involving officials such as prosecutors, judges and law enforcement officers still lacks capacity and staff with sufficient experience, and has been subject to intimidation by police officers. Through the revision of the CPC adopted on 9 August 2007, articles 26 and 27 clearly defined the boundaries of investigations, which shall be within the competence of the Intelligence Agency, Investigation Authority under the General Prosecutor’s Office and Anti-Corruption Agency. The official statistical information received from the Judiciary states that within the last three years, there have been no such cases. 109 (h) Immediate suspension from duty of any public official indicted for abuse or No such cases. Non-governmental sources: Since 2002, only one person has been punished under Article 251 of the Criminal Code for cruel, inhuman A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 Government: Since 2002, the State General Prosecutor’s Office has supervised the investigation of allegations of torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by police and prosecution authority employees, according to Article 27.2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Mongolian citizens are entitled to file petitions and claims to this authority and to the NHRCM. In 2007, seven criminal cases of forced testimony using means such as beatings and pressure were initiated and tried by the Criminal investigation service of the State General Prosecutor’s Office. In 2008, only four criminal cases were initiated and tried.