E/CN.4/1989/15 page 42 204. During d i s c u s s i o n s with r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of p r o f e s s i o n a l and o t h e r non-governmental o r g a n i z a t i o n s and p r i v a t e i n d i v i d u a l s , however, the S p e c i a l Rapporteur was t o l d t h a t t h e r e were some shortcomings i n the i n f r a s t r u c t u r e which prevented the l e g a l system from working e f f e c t i v e l y . In p a r t i c u l a r , i t was p o i n t e d o u t t h a t the p r o s e c u t o r s ' o f f i c e s were u n d e r s t a f f e d and t h e r e f o r e were not i n a p o s i t i o n t o c a r r y o u t t h e i r f u n c t i o n s a t i s f a c t o r i l y with regard t o compliance with the 48-hour r u l e and the 10-day term, or the i n s p e c t i o n of p l a c e s of d e t e n t i o n . The l a c k of p e r s o n n e l could a l s o be d e t r i m e n t a l t o t h e proper conduct of i n v e s t i g a t i o n s regarding c o m p l a i n t s about i l l - t r e a t m e n t . 205. In the l a t t e r r e s p e c t , i t was a l s o p o i n t e d o u t t h a t the r e a c t i v a t i o n of the human r i g h t s c o u n s e l l i n g o f f i c e s i n the p r o s e c u t o r s ' o f f i c e s had n o t been very e f f e c t i v e so f a r . Doubt was expressed a s t o whether p e o p l e would make use of them, s i n c e a c e r t a i n m i s t r u s t e x i s t e d w i t h r e g a r d t o such c o u n s e l l i n g o f f i c e s a s t h e y were p a r t of t h e p r o s e c u t o r s ' o f f i c e s . I t should not be f o r g o t t e n t h a t , i n the p a s t , abuses had occurred under the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e p r o s e c u t o r , who was the o f f i c i a l s u p e r v i s i n g the p o l i c e f o r c e . 206. Concern was a l s o e x p r e s s e d over t h e r i s k of p h y s i c a l abuse by t h e a u t h o r i t i e s during and a f t e r t h e o f t e n v i o l e n t c o n f r o n t a t i o n s between the p o l i c e f o r c e s and d e m o n s t r a t i n g s t u d e n t s . I t was feared t h a t such c o n f r o n t a t i o n s , which were indeed o f t e n u n u s u a l l y v i o l e n t , could e a s i l y l e a d t o undue use of p h y s i c a l force and p h y s i c a l i n t i m i d a t i o n when a r r e s t s were made. 207. I t was a l s o brought t o the a t t e n t i o n of t h e S p e c i a l Rapporteur t h a t some a c t s , p u n i s h a b l e under the N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y Law and the Law on Assemblies and Demonstrations, were defined so l o o s e l y t h a t a r b i t r a r y a r r e s t s might e a s i l y r e s u l t , i n t u r n l e a d i n g t o abuses on the p a r t of the a u t h o r i t i e s . The S p e c i a l Rapporteur was a l s o informed t h a t some of t h e s o - c a l l e d "undemocratic l a w s " were c u r r e n t l y under d i s c u s s i o n i n the N a t i o n a l Assembly w i t h a view t o r e v i s i n g or r e p e a l i n g them. 208. Within t h i s c o n t e x t some a d a p t a t i o n s of l e g a l p r o v i s i o n s and some measures t o s t r e n g h t h e n the e x i s t i n g machinery may be recommended: (a) Measures of a d i s c i p l i n a r y or p e n a l c h a r a c t e r should be t a k e n a g a i n s t p o l i c e o f f i c i a l s who have v i o l a t e d the a r r e s t e d p e r s o n ' s r i g h t of prompt a c c e s s t o a lawyer and the o b l i g a t i o n t o inform t h e a r r e s t e d p e r s o n ' s relatives; (b) The 48-hour r u l e and the 10-day p e r i o d should be s t r i c t l y o b s e r v e d . In t h i s r e s p e c t , the i n s t r u c t i o n t o the p o l i c e t h a t a c a s e must be brought before the p r o s e c u t o r w i t h i n seven days must be welcomed; (c) All c r i m i n a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n s should be c a r r i e d o u t in o f f i c i a l l y recognized l o c a t i o n s . Evidence o b t a i n e d from the d e t a i n e e i n o t h e r p l a c e s should n o t be a d m i t t e d a s s evidence i n c o u r t ? (d) The s t a f f of the p r o s e c u t o r ' s o f f i c e s should be s t r e n g h t e n e d in order t o enable the p r o s e c u t o r s t o c a r r y out t h e i r o b l i g a t i o n s a t i s f a c t o r i l y under a r t i c l e 198, 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, t o i n s p e c t p l a c e s of d e t e n t i o n under t h e i r j u r i s d i c t i o n r e g u l a r l y and t o c a r r y out i n v e s t i g a t i o n s i f a complaint about a l l e g e d unlawful d e t e n t i o n or about t o r t u r e or