(d) 82. Specific measures for law enforcement personnel: (i) The adoption of the “Code of Police Ethics” in 1998; (ii) The organization of training for the police through a project of education in the field of prevention of torture by the Ministry of Public Order in cooperation with NGOs. Furthermore, the Committee would like to commend: (a) The suspension since 1992 of the death penalty; (b) The separation of juveniles from adults in all detention facilities; (c) The publication of the reports of the four first visits of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to Albania (CPT/Inf (2003)11) and of the response of the Government thereto (CPT/Inf (2003)12) as well as the assurance of the Government that it will soon authorize the publication of the report of the 2003 visit; (d) of Albania. The involvement of national NGOs in the preparation of the initial report C. Subjects of concern 83. The Committee expresses concern: (a) That the definition of torture in the Criminal Code does not cover all the elements contained in article 1 of the Convention, especially regarding persons acting in an official capacity; (b) That the qualification of acts of torture by law enforcement personnel merely as “arbitrary acts” results in those acts being treated as less serious criminal offences; (c) That a climate of de facto impunity prevails for law enforcement personnel who commit acts of torture or ill-treatment, in view of: 36 (i) The numerous allegations of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement personnel, especially at the moment of arrest and during interrogation; (ii) The limited number of complaints regarding torture and ill-treatment, in particular to the Peoples’ Advocate; (iii) The lack of prompt and impartial investigation of allegations of torture and ill-treatment committed by law enforcement personnel; and

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