A/HRC/13/42* page 134 Annex I SUMMARY OF GOVERNMENT REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 1. Country Albania Response • No instances of secret detention in the penitentiary system • No involvement or collaboration in secret detention on the territory of another State • No further comments on effectiveness of secret detention or other counter-terrorism measures or on past experiences with secret detention 2. Algeria • No instances of secret detention or facilities for secret detention as a means to counter terrorism. • Places of custody exist within the levels of the national security service, the police service and the Department of Intelligence and Security. The sites are controlled by personnel who hold the rank of an officer within the criminal investigation department, and who will be subject to legal responsibility for disciplinary and penal sanctions, in the event they act outside of, or in violation of, legal procedures. • All sites of police custody are placed under the control of the public prosecutor (civil or military) which carries out regular and unannounced inspections. • The penitentiaries are placed under the authority of relevant personnel of the Ministry of Justice, who will be held personally liable at a disciplinary and penal level in the event of violation of the governing rules of detention applicable to both accused and convicted detainees. Such establishments are controlled by magistrates and the heads of the administration of penitentiaries. • Noted that, pursuant to an accord signed with the Ministry of Justice, the ICRC has visited penitentiaries since 1999; and since 2003 has been allowed unannounced visits to places of police custody. Also, the penitentiary establishments are accessible to civil society; regular visits are carried out by the national commission for promotion of human rights, by NGOs, UNDP and UNICEF. • There are various codes which comprise a legal framework for sites of police custody and penitentiaries, and the Penal Code provides for sanctions for persons who violate the laws,