Torture and other ill-treatment
On 14 March, the parliament passed a law which could help to prevent
torture and reduce impunity for torture and other ill-treatment. Among
the changes, the Criminal Procedural Code was amended so that the
institution in which the alleged victim was detained had to prove that
the torture and other ill-treatment did not occur. Previously, the
burden of proof had lain with the victims, who had to prove that they
were tortured or otherwise ill-treated.
The Consultative Council within the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s
office, which is intended to monitor places of detention in accordance
with Moldova’s obligations under the Optional Protocol to the UN
Convention against Torture, was functional by March. However, concerns
remained that the Council was not adequately funded or sufficiently
independent from the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s office. There were
continued reports of torture and other ill-treatment in police custody.
"Perpetrators of torture and other ill-treatment continued to enjoy impunity..."
- In February, brothers Vasiliu and Petru Livadari were
allegedly beaten by staff in Cricova prison because of their complaints
about their treatment and conditions in prison. After they complained
to the Ombudsman they were reportedly threatened that they would be
beaten to death. On the insistence of the Ombudsman, the two prisoners
were moved,
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