Steps taken in previous years (A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 and A/HRC/16/52/Add.2) However, as no legal provision exists to strengthen such a procedure, the Indonesian National Police will provide the legal basis through a Regulation of the Chief of the Indonesian National Police concerning Media Coverage during the Interrogation of Suspected Persons. When this regulation comes into effect, any interrogation of suspects which is not carried out with sufficient video and audio taping will not be accepted. 83. Accessible and effective complaints mechanisms should be established. These should be accessible from all over the country and from all places of detention; complaints by detainees should be followed up by independent and thorough investigations, and complainants must be protected against any reprisals. The agencies in charge of conducting investigations, inter alia Probam, should receive targeted training. Non-governmental sources: Although there are a number of internal and external mechanisms monitoring police work in 2009, none of these institutions has the mandate, independence and authority to hold police officers accountable for human rights violations. There is no independent public complaints board that would guarantee that police officials who violate human rights are brought to justice and victims receive reparations. Torture survivors, however, have the possibility to address their complaints to Komnas HAM and its regional representatives, which may open inquiries and make recommendations. The Indonesian Police follow up on Komnas HAM‘s recommendations. No effective and independent complaints mechanism; Torture survivors had no possibility to address their complaints anywhere. Government: The Indonesian National Police encourages the general public to make complaints about acts of violence Information received in the reporting period criminal act has taken place and the defendant is guilty of the offense. In every criminal case, an accused/a defendant has the right to obtain legal assistance from a legal counsel in the event that: a. a request is made by the accused/defendant; b. a suspect/an accused is suspected of or accused of having committed a criminal offense which is liable to a 15 year or more imprisonment. In this case, the officer in charge shall be obliged to assign a legal counsel for the accused/defendant (Article 217, Section 1, Law No. 31/1997 on Military Court). Government: The Indonesian National Armed Forces has established monitoring bodies at the central and district levels to conduct an investigation and a routine examination on every report. With regard to access to complaint mechanism, complaints boxes, as well as online and SMS texting, are available in every penitentiary. In addition, The SubSection of Complaint Services and the Internal Supervision Unit of the Penitentiary have been established. The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has established the Directorate for Community Communication Service aiming at addressing human rights issues. In practice, it closely cooperates with the Committees for the National Action Plan for Human Rights at the national and district levels. The Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) for the Community Communication Service has also been A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 116 Recommendations (A/HRC/7/3/Add.7, para. 7292) Situation during visit admissible as evidence against the persons who made the confession. Serious consideration should be given to video and audio taping of interrogations, including of all persons present.