-5In February 2007, the CPT revisited Greece in order to examine the measures taken by the Greek authorities to address the Committee’s concerns. The CPT found that persons deprived of their liberty by law enforcement officials in Greece continued to run a real risk of being ill-treated. Moreover, in its talks with senior officials, the Committee pointed out that until the Greek authorities recognise the reality of the risk of ill-treatment to persons apprehended by law enforcement officials, it will not be possible to combat this phenomenon in Greece effectively. In addition, the poor conditions of detention in which many irregular migrants were being held, as well as the lack of coordination amongst the relevant Ministries to address this issue, remained of serious concern to the Committee. The response of the Greek authorities to the report on the February 2007 visit demonstrated a desire to cooperate with the Committee. However, at the same time a number of fundamental issues were not addressed in a satisfactory manner. Notably, the CPT continued to be concerned by the failure of the Greek authorities to implement many of the CPT’s recommendations in relation to the treatment and conditions of detention of irregular migrants. It also remained unconvinced that sufficient measures were being taken to stamp out ill-treatment by law-enforcement officials of persons deprived of their liberty. In its reports on both the 2005 and 2007 visits, the CPT indicated that it may have no choice but to set in motion the procedure provided for in Article 10, paragraph 2, of the Convention1 if concrete action was not taken to improve the situation in the light of the Committee’s recommendations. The September 2008 visit by the CPT sought not only to examine the treatment of persons, particularly irregular migrants, detained by law enforcement agencies, but also to pursue its dialogue with the Greek authorities. 3. 4. Establishments visited The delegation visited the following places of detention: Establishments under the Ministry of Interior: Attica Prefecture: - 1 Akropolis Police Station Exarhia Police Station Kypseli Police Station Omonia Square Police Station Petrou Ralli Holding Facility for irregular migrants Aspropyrgos Holding Facility for irregular migrants Amygdaleza Special Facility for irregular migrants Article 10 (2) states that “If the Party fails to co-operate or refuses to improve the situation in the light of the Committee's recommendations, the Committee may decide, after the Party has had an opportunity to make known its views, by a majority of two-thirds of its members to make a public statement on the matter”.