A/HRC/22/66 Republic on 13 July 2011. In this regard, the Expert notes with appreciation that the Commission has accepted the need for a national consultation process, based on broad participation at both the central and the local levels in order to establish the legitimacy of the Commission and to strengthen its legal framework, that takes into consideration the demands and expectations of Ivorians. The Expert also welcomes the forthcoming start of national consultations and the enhanced cooperation between the Commission and nongovernmental organizations. The Expert was able to visit one of the Commission’s local platforms in Duékoué, run by a local non-governmental organization without adequate means, which reflects the gradual, although slow, progress of the Commission through the preparatory phase and towards the operational phase. 58. It should also be noted that the political, social and security environment in which the Commission functions has an impact on its activities and can make its task more complicated, given the recurrent tension in Ivorian society which can radicalize some political actors. In this context, the Commission is obliged to allocate more resources to the dialogue aspect of its work, which is not traditionally a part of the work of such commissions in other parts of the world; this means that the Commission’s mandate must be able to adapt to the political processes at work in society. This situation creates an inherent tension between the dialogue aspect [of the Commission’s work], which focuses chiefly on the present, and the truth-seeking dimension, which is more oriented to the past. 59. In spite of these constraints, the President of the Commission initiated dialogue with social pressure groups and political parties, including the FPI, after the attack on FRCI positions, in order to reduce tensions in the country and explore the possibility of genuinely reviving the reconciliation process. The political parties, including the FPI, welcomed this initiative, the findings and conclusions of which were submitted to the President of the Republic. 60. The Expert notes with concern that the missing link remains the concept of justice, which does not figure in the mandate, let alone the name, of the Commission. The concept of justice is crucial; there can be no peace and no reconciliation without justice, and efforts to achieve peace and reconciliation can not take the place of the demand for justice. The Expert further notes the absence of a coherent strategic vision at the State level with regard to the relationship between non-judicial and judicial mechanisms of transitional justice. Bridges need to be created between these different mechanisms so that they can cooperate more effectively on the basis of their complementary mandates. C. National prosecutions 61. According to the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Abidjan, 8,500 people were interrogated in the context of preliminary investigations into murder and similar crimes, economic offences committed against a number of community organizations and financial organizations and threats to State security and public order. Some 115 persons were charged and detained for threats to State security and public order and 55 others, all associated with former President Gbagbo’s regime, were detained on charges of murder and similar crimes. 62. Investigations into the murder of former President of the Republic General Robert Guéï, his wife and bodyguards — a case that is emblematic of the Ivorian crisis — also seem to have made significant progress. On 1 October 2012, the Military Procurator announced that Commander Séka Yapo Anselme had been charged with abduction and murder and that General Dogbo Blé, Lieutenant Colonel Katet Gnatoa and Captain Sakanoko Mory had been charged with abetting abduction and murder. 14 GE.13-10074