A/HRC/45/51/Add.1 and the decision on the pre-trial detention is under the competent authority of the investigating judge in compliance with the criminal code (Articles 203 to 222). According to Article 208 of the criminal code, this provisional detention is six-month and can be extended twice, for a maximum period of six months each time. The length of detention as determined by the investigating judge shall be used to conduct the investigation in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure for a period of up to 18 months. 23. The period of provisional detention in felony cases as stipulated in the criminal code is similar to the period of detention for felony cases in some countries in the world. In the case of the French provisional detention for serious felony, the maximum period can be up to 24 months or more. 24. Lengthy trial detentions are a direct result of large amount of cases and a low number of judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys while law enforcement agencies are making more arrests, particularly drug related offenders. 25. Lengthy pre-trial detention and arbitrary confinement of prisoners after their sentences have been completed at times took place because the final court judgments have not been communicated to the prison authorities. Prison directors are instructed to work closely with the court to notify beforehand those whose sentences are reaching their final days to issue releasing papers on time. 26. Ministry of Justice is now launching a campaign to address the case backlog and prison overcrowding issue. This campaign will last up to 6 months only starting from May 2020 to address some contemporary and shortcoming challenges related with case backlog and prison overcrowding issues. However, the Ministry also set up a long term plan and strategies enshrined in our legal and judicial reform program to address those issues, such as establishment of mechanism to enforce alternative sentencing, modernization and digitalization of case registration and management, establishment of specialized courts and regional appeal courts, expansion of legal aid budget and mechanism and increase of more financial and human resources in court system …etc. H. Cooperation with International Human Rights Mechanism 27. Government attaches great importance to each treaty body reporting mechanism and UPR and will continue to uphold the principles of the UPR with its non-confrontational, nonpoliticized and non-selective approach. However, we resolutely oppose the practice of using human rights as a pretext to interfere in internal affairs of others and to undermine their sovereignty and territorial integrity. 28. After the adoption of the report of the 3rd cycle review, Cambodian Human Rights Committee - CHRC and OHCHR in Cambodia had been working together to co-organize workshops and other program activities to disseminate all accepted recommendations to all relevant line ministries and institutions for implementation. Cambodian Human Rights Committee is now monitoring the implementation of those recommendations and will report back to the council either in the in the next cycle review 29. The treaty body reports that are under the responsibility of CHRC had already been submitted on time. However, for other treaty body reports under the responsibility of other line ministries, CHRC will also try to communicate and coordinate with them, so that they can complete and submit the report within the timeframe provided. 30. Cambodian Human Rights Committee is also now finalizing another report on enforced disappearance to be submitted soon to the Committee on enforced disappearance and also the core document to be discussed with all stakeholders and submitted to OHCHR in Geneva. I. Law on the Management of State of Emergency 31. The assertion that the Law on the Management of the Nation in State of Emergency jeopardizes human rights is unfounded and indicative of a selective and biased application of 6