• 4.3) The enforcement agencies are under pressure to resolve cases expeditiously and may view non heavy-handed techniques in interrogation as ineffective. What alternatives can be utilized in replacing violent interrogations, corporal punishments etc? • Repeal section 28A (8) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) which may deny lawyer’s access to the client during investigations throughout the interrogation process to avoid possible abuses against their clients. • Increased jail term, or where appropriate, impose community service, to replace corporal punishment. The proposal to replace whipping with community service under the Child Act 2001 should also be extended to other laws where possible. Other Information from Session 4: • The Police informed that since the proposal for the establishment of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPMC), there had been greater compliance by the police, for example, in informing arrested persons of the grounds of arrest and in facilitating the right to contact family and lawyers. Complaints against the police are now handled by the disciplinary board which is answerable to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). • 5) Dr. Silvia Casale informed that there is an additional step under the CAT which allows for an interstate complaint, for foreigners who have been tortured in another state party. The RTD Recommendations Below are the recommendations taken from the overall discussions at the RTD, as well as from the opening and closing remarks made by the Chairman of the Commission:• The Government should accede to the CAT as soon as possible, as the country is a member to the Human Rights Council and the Government has already given its commitment under the Universal Periodic Review Report (UPR) to accede to the Convention. • 12 International customary laws already dictate that a country has to take measures to prevent and prohibit torture, even without the accession to the CAT. Hence the