To pursue personal and material interests; • To demonstrate the superiority over the victims and to neglect the general rules of conduct; • Because of lack of knowledge of the law and work duties; and • Other reasons. Most of the circumstances described in the complaints of citizens are not sufficient to start a criminal prosecution. Taking into account the necessity to ensure the impartiality of prosecutors in the investigation process of cases of torture and abuse of power, by General Prosecutor’s Order of 19 November 2007 regarding the investigation of cases of torture, degrading and inhuman treatment, the territorial and specialized prosecutors were required to designate a prosecutor responsible for documenting and examining allegations of torture and ensuring the security of victims. This person is not involved in other activities, in order to exclude partiality in investigations of allegations of torture. Following the decision of the General Prosecutor or his or her deputies, the military prosecutor offices of Chisinau, Balti and Cahul investigate cases of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, respectively, in the centre, North and South of the country, while the Department on Criminal Investigation of Exceptional Cases of the General Prosecutor's Office investigates the most severe cases of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment. In accordance with the above-mentioned acts, prosecutors are required, whenever a reasonable suspicion exists that the crime of torture has been committed, to immediately start criminal investigations. Following the initiation of criminal proceedings, prosecutors of Chisinau municipality and Gagauzia may withdraw the criminal cases from the prosecutors in these territorial units, appointing a special prosecutor to carry out further investigations. A directive of the Prosecutor’s Office has been issued to improve forensic documentation; however, further measures are still needed to provide for effective forensic examination. iv) To date, the Legal Medical Centre presented a demand related to the necessary equipment for its laboratories. Thus, the Centre has been included in the list of bodies of the Health System, which will benefit A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 152 •