-2CONTENTS
Copy of the letter transmitting the CPT’s report ........................................................................... 5
I.
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 6
A.
Dates of the visit and composition of the delegation.............................................................. 6
B.
Establishments visited .............................................................................................................. 7
C.
Consultations held by the delegation ...................................................................................... 9
D.
Cooperation between the CPT and the Greek authorities .................................................... 9
E.
Immediate observations under Article 8, paragraph 5, of the Convention....................... 10
F.
National Preventive Mechanism............................................................................................ 11
II.
FACTS FOUND DURING THE VISIT AND ACTION PROPOSED .............................. 12
A.
Treatment of persons detained by the police ....................................................................... 12
B.
C.
1.
Preliminary remarks ........................................................................................................ 12
2.
Ill-treatment ..................................................................................................................... 12
3.
Safeguards against ill-treatment ...................................................................................... 19
a.
notification of custody ........................................................................................... 19
b.
access to a lawyer .................................................................................................. 20
c.
access to a doctor ................................................................................................... 21
d.
information on rights ............................................................................................. 22
e.
conduct of interrogations ....................................................................................... 22
f.
custody records ...................................................................................................... 23
Conditions of detention in police and border guard stations ............................................. 24
1.
Police detention facilities in the Attika region ................................................................ 24
2.
Police detention facilities in Central Macedonia, Epirus and Thessaly regions ............. 26
3.
Police and border guard stations in East Macedonia and Thrace region ........................ 27
4.
Issues affecting all police and border guard stations:
food and hygiene, medical care and staffing ................................................................... 29
5.
Action to be taken ........................................................................................................... 31
Conditions of detention in establishments under the Port Authorities ............................. 32