Recommendation Situation during visit (E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.1, para. 120). (a) Ensure that all allegations of torture and similar ill-treatment are promptly, independently and thoroughly investigated by a body capable of prosecuting perpetrators; (E/CN.4/2004/56/Add.3); (E/CN.4/2005/62/Add.2); (E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.2); (A/HRC/4/33/Add.2);(A/HRC/7/3/Add.2) The legal framework guaranteed the right to appeal the decisions and actions by officials; Detainees often afraid of filing complaints for fear of reprisals; Plans to create an internal investigation department within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoI) and of a complaints unit within the General Prosecutor’s Office; A special committee within the Ministry of Justice was created by the then new Corrections Code, tasked to deal with prisoners’ complaints. The Office of the Prosecutor monitored police stations and provisional detention wards; Prosecutors sometimes facilitate wrongdoings by the police, which was Government: reforms improving the penitentiary system are underway, including the reform of the legislative basis; A hotline aimed at identifying unlawful activities of employees of law enforcement agencies started functioning in September 2005; Allegations of torture and ill-treatment by internal affairs officials are investigated by prosecutorial agencies; The Commission on Human Rights (Ombudsman) has the right to request relevant bodies to open criminal investigations. Non-governmental sources: allegations of torture and ill-treatment are not being investigated in an independent and thorough manner and alleged perpetrators are not being prosecuted; Government: an Internal Security Department for the purpose of effective monitoring of the police officers within detention facilities was created; Steps have been taken to bring temporary detention centres in line with modern standards; Since 2005 "Memorandum of Understanding" dealing with the creation of a public committee vested with the Information on steps taken since January 2008 Non-governmental sources: All complaints presented to the Ombudsman are accepted for consideration and investigated. Appeals have been sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the ministry of Defence, prosecutors’ offices and the Prosecutor General for further criminal, administrative or disciplinary action. In the first months of 2009, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 73 staff members were subjected to additional measures (four criminal and the rest administrative) for rough treatment towards citizens, unjustified detention and unjustified detention at police stations. 5 A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 (b) Prosecutors should regularly carry out inspections, including unannounced visits, of all places of detention. Similarly, the Ministries of Internal Affairs and of National Security should establish effective procedures for internal monitoring of the Steps taken in previous years