for judicial purposes (e) National Bureau, who shall present the statute of the National Bureau to the Government for approval; Fees for forensic expertise are defined by governmental decree; as a legal entity of public law, the National Bureau is entitled to carry out remunerated activities as noted in its statute; Any public official indicted for abuse or torture, including prosecutors and judges implicated in colluding in or ignoring evidence, be immediately suspended from duty pending trial, and prosecuted (f) None Victims receive substantial compensation and adequate medical treatment and rehabilitation (g) No mechanism in place alternative forensic medical expertise on one’s own expenses. Several forensic expertise bureaus exist in the country, including one public legal entity and other private ones. Article 183 CPC provides that a suspect can be suspended from duty by a judge if some pre-conditions are fulfilled. Para. 1(4) of the Anti-Torture Action Plan aims at the implementation of the rule that any public official charged with abuse or torture shall be suspended from duty; CPC article 30(1) provides that a person harmed by any crime can attach a civil action for compensation to a criminal case with CPC article 33(4) containing a safeguard ensuring the protection of the best interests of the victims; CPC article 33(4), which provides that the failure to identify the perpetrator is not a hindrance for a victim to bring an action before the civil courts on the basis of state liability, came into force on 1 January 2007; 69 Campaigns aimed to raise awareness are foreseen by para. 5(3) of the Anti-Torture Action Plan; the latter also contains Government: In 2009, compensation was granted to a torture victim in one case. The victim applied in 2008 to the Administrative Chamber of the Tbilisi City Court, which accorded the person in 9000 GEL (approx. 5280 USD). Rehabilitation programmes are provided by a non-profit, non-governmental organization, which offers professional medical, social and psychological services to the victims and their family members. Activities are conducted in centre’s facilities and through outreach A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 CPC articles 219-229 deal with compensation for damages sustained as a result of illegal actions by lawenforcement organs. Non-governmental sources: The major goal of the criminal justice reform is to create conditions for the rehabilitation and re-integration of convicts, an aim set by article 39 of the Criminal Code of Georgia. At the moment, no measures are in place to ensure such re-integration.

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