- 49 C. Military establishments 1. Preliminary remarks 113. The CPT’s delegation was informed that the army patrols areas adjacent to Greece’s land borders and assists law enforcement agencies in preventing the unauthorised entry of foreign nationals into Greece. Military personnel may apprehend persons who have entered Greece illegally and hand them over to the police (border guard); the delegation was told that, in the vast majority of cases, the border guard applies immediate readmission procedures to such persons. Immigration detainees can remain in the custody of military personnel for several hours and, on occasion, overnight. The delegation met a number of persons (at Mesopotamia Border Guard Post) who had previously been detained by military personnel. 114. The CPT’s delegation also visited the disciplinary detention facilities of the Infantry Cadet Officer Academy in Heraklion and of the 15th Brigade of the Army in Kastoria. 2. Immigration detainees a. ill-treatment 115. The delegation interviewed two persons of Albanian origin who alleged that they had been ill-treated one day earlier by army personnel while being detained on military premises; both of them bore injuries consistent with their allegations. One of them complained that he had been struck with fists, violently thrown to the ground and kicked on the head, chest and left leg. A medical examination carried out by one of the delegation’s doctors revealed a painful swelling on the back of the head, pain on palpation in a small area on the left side of the chest and a 3 x 4 cm haematoma on the upper left leg. The other person claimed that he had been struck on the back of the head while on the floor and his face had been forced against the ground. Upon medical examination, he was found to display small wounds with scabs in the forehead, nose and left cheek. The CPT recommends that military personnel called upon to deal with persons who have entered Greece illegally be reminded that ill-treatment is not acceptable.