E/CN.4/1997/7 page 14 (c) As to the functioning of the Programme of Compensation and Full Health Care for Victims of Human Rights Violations (PRAIS), 13 teams are now operating throughout Chile and between 1992 and 1995 the programme catered to 4,197 family groups with members who had been tortured. 46. Regarding the alleged irregularities in the proceedings involving three cases of persons tortured and executed during the period of the military Government, to which the Special Rapporteur drew attention (para. 9), the Government provided the following information: (a) In the case of Mario Fernández López, two members of the army received prison sentences of 6 years and 10 years and 1 day respectively; they began serving their sentences in Punta Peuco prison on 17 January 1996; (b) In the case of Carlos Godoy Echegoyen, a former carabinero was sentenced to imprisonment for three years and one day; he began serving his sentence in Punta Peuco prison on 12 December 1995; (c) In the case of Carmelo Soria Espinoza, on 4 June 1996 the court ordered the general dismissal of proceedings under the terms of the Amnesty Act, a decision was being appealed to the Supreme Court. 47. With regard to the Special Rapporteur's observations on the situation of minors assigned to punishment cells in the Comunidad Tiempo Joven detention centre for minors (para. 33), the Government stated that work on a special section to replace the cells in question was to be completed in September 1996. 48. As to the criticism heard by the Special Rapporteur about the fact that article 260 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides for “arrest on suspicion”, and his recommendation that it should be amended (paras. 34-38), the Government reported that in July 1996 the Chamber of Deputies’ Constitutional, Legislative and Judicial Committee issued a report advocating the deletion of that provision from the present Code and its replacement by the one contained in the draft of the new Code of Criminal Procedure. 49. As for the attitude of the police authorities towards torture (paras. 39-42), the Government stated that it shares the Special Rapporteur’s view that both the uniformed police ( Carabineros ) and the plain-clothes police department ( Investigaciones ) should be brought under the authority of the Minister of the Interior to permit better coordination in preventing and investigating offences. Moreover, both departments have undertaken a process of weeding out staff who have failed to observe the basic rules of law in performing their duties. On 24 January 1996 the Director-General of the Carabineros reported that he had decided to retire a total of 249 members of that body on 1 February 1996. 50. The Special Rapporteur had drawn attention to a number of shortcomings in the system of criminal justice regarding the protection of detainees against torture or ill-treatment by the police. However, the Government reported that many of these shortcomings will be remedied as a result of the reform of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which is under way. The draft