Criminal Investigation and the Anti-Narcotic and Counterfeiting Department.The most prominent of these allegations are as follows: First: the so-called (A.H) was subjected to torture by a group of staff membersworking at the PSD on 12/17/2014,and one of the agressors posted a picturethat testifiesthier invovement of this act through one of the social networking sites, and the case is still under consideration. Second: The so-called (MA) was subjected to tortureby a group of staff membersworking at the PSD on 10/13/2014 and the case is still under consideration. Third:Four personswere tortured by a group of staff membersworking at the PSDon 08.17.2014, and the case is still under consideration. Fourth: Two perosns were tortured by a group of staff membersworking at the PSDon 04.10.2014, the case was closed as no offence had been proved. Fifth:one perosn (NA) was tortured by a group of staff membersworking at the PSD on 11.22.2014, and the case is still under consideration . With respect to the actions taken towards reforming the justice system and the replacement of the special court system, it should be noted that in spite of the comprehensive amendments to the provisions of the Jordanian Constitution in 2011, the Constitutional Jordanian legislator has retained the special courts independent from the regular courts. And article (101.2) contained an exclusion that provides for the admissibility ofprosecuting civilpersons before special courts (military) in certain crimes, and gives them the jurisdiction to try perosns forthe folwing crimes: treason, espionage, terrorism, the crimes of drugs and currency forgery.Also the constitutional legislator’sretiention of the private courts laid down the legal basis to keep the military court which is the competent judicial authority to consider crimes committed by the security services personnel except those working in the Public Security Directorate where the competent police court to consider the crimes committed by them is the Police Court. It should be noted here, that in 2015 there has been an amendment to the Public Security Law No. 38 of 1965 which stipulates that the litigation in the police court shall be on two degrees. However, all these courts are crtisized by not enjoying the administrative autonomy, threfore they lack the requirements of justice and the fair trialguarantees, in spite the fact that its ruling are subject to the scrutiry of the Jordanian Court of Cassation. Paragraphs (6 and 7): 1. The Law on the Protection from Family Violence No. 6 of 2008 pays special attention to the family, women and children. It aims to safeguarding and maintaining family ties, reducing the effects of penal measures in cases of violence among family members, imposig alterrrnnnative and less harmful measures instead of custodial penalties, maianins confedentaiality of all the procedures and 9

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