- 21 7. Other issues 43. The CPT has repeatedly raised the importance of informing irregular migrants about their situation in a language that they understand. However, in none of the facilities visited were detained persons provided with clear information on their situation; indeed, the only document they possessed was in Greek, which stated that they could be held in detention for up to six months. The CPT reiterates its recommendation that all detained persons be provided with clear information on their situation, in a language that they understand. 44. The CPT has recommended in previous visit reports that the Greek authorities establish an independent inspectorate of police detention facilities24; the Greek authorities have responded that any new body would duplicate the work of the Ombudsman Office.25 However, as the CPT has already stated, the Greek Ombudsman does not carry out such a task, nor does it aspire to do so. The CPT remains convinced that a dedicated structure should be established to carry out inspections of police detention facilities. The CPT reiterates its recommendation that an independent inspection system for law enforcement detention facilities be established. In this context, it encourages the Greek authorities to ratify the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention Against Torture (OPCAT). 24 25 See for instance CPT/Inf (2002) 31, paragraph 22; CPT/Inf (2006) 41, paragraph 21; CPT/ Inf (2008) 3, paragraph 44; and CPT/Inf (2010) 33, paragraph 41. See for instance CPT/Inf (2002) 32, page 16; CPT/Inf (2010) 34, pages 28 and 29.