Since the objective of solving crimes and identifying those who committed them is
within the duties of operation officers of the IAB, they are mainly those officials against whom
reports and complaints of torture are filed.10
The careers of the operation officers depends on detection rate in the reporting period,
and whether the percentage is greater in comparison with the same period of last year. Thus,
an officer who does not have enough experience and knowledge, and who in any way needs to
solve a number of crimes, uses threats to compel a suspect to confess to a crime, falsifies
document and commits other abuses.
Diagram № 9
TDF. Officials applying torture
84.6% of respondents reported that torture was used against them by the operation
officers, 15.4% of respondents included investigators in the list of officials who used torture.
According to 2.2% of respondents, employees of TDFs also used torture.
The most commonly used methods of torture are those that cause physical pain.
However, respondents also noted the facts of mental suffering as a result of psychological
pressure on them and humiliation by words.
10
Operation officer (police investigator) - the official body of inquiry, authorized to conduct search operation
measures within the operational and investigative activities in accordance with the Law "Enforcement Operation
Act."
National Centre of the Kyrgyz Republic on the Prevention of Torture
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