“other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” means any act by which pain or suffering attaining a minimum level of severity, whether physical or mental, is inflicted on a person, when such pain or suffering is inflicted either by or at the instigation of, or with the consent or acquiescence of, a public official or other person acting in an official capacity.
ciallaíonn ‘íde nó pionós eile atá cruálach, mídhaonna nó táireach’ aon ghníomh lena gcuirtear pian nó fulaingt lena ngabhann leibhéal íosta de léan, baineadh sé leis an gcolainn nó leis an intinn, ar dhuine nuair is oifigeach poiblí nó duine eile atá ag gníomhú i gcáil oifigiúil a chuireann an phian sin nó an fhulaingt sin ar dhuine, nó a chuireann faoi deara é a dhéanamh.