A/HRC/7/3/Add.1 page 89 Para Country Date Type Mandate Allegations transmitted Government response worthy to note that the law applicable at the time of investigation did not stipulate that the PPO has to delegate a lawyer to attend the investigation process, but it was mandatory to delegate a lawyer if the case is referred to the court. However, during the past term of the People’s Assembly, Article 124 of the Criminal Procedure Law was amended within comprehensive amendment on procedures, controls and rules of preventive detention by virtue of the Law No. 145/2006 which made the appearance of the lawyer with the defendant mandatory before the beginning of interrogation in felonies. The PPO has become obliged to delegate a lawyer for the suspect who does not have a lawyer. It is affirmed in the minutes of the court sessions that the court responded to all the requests of the lawyers to visit the accused whenever a visit was requested and that the court responded as well to their request to obtain photocopies of the investigation and trial sessions. The relatives of the suspects were allowed to visit them: the relatives of Ossama Mohammed al-Nakhlawy visited him 17 times, the relatives of Mohamed Gayez Sabah visited him 30 times, and the relatives of Yunis Mohamed Abu Gareer visited him 16 times until April 2007. Regarding the allegation that the three were subjected to torture, Article 42 of the Constitution provides that “Any citizen arrested, detained or whose freedom is restricted shall be treated in a manner concomitant with the preservation of his dignity. No physical or moral harm is to be inflicted upon him. He may not be