- 45 c. pre-removal centres 100. The CPT would once again like to recall its standards in the field of immigration detention. In the CPT’s view, material conditions and the regime offered to irregular migrants should be appropriate and reflect the nature of their deprivation of liberty.67 In the course of the April 2018 visit, the CPT’s delegation carried out follow-up visits to Amygdaleza (Athens),68 Fylakio (Evros)69 and Moria (Lesvos)70 Pre-removal Centres, and visited, for the first time, Pyli Pre-removal Centre (Kos). Conditions of detention for irregular migrants in the pre-removal centres visited varied to a large extent. At the time of the visit, the delegation observed good conditions of detention at the centre in Pyli; they were acceptable in Amygdaleza, poor in Moria and appalling in Fylakio. 101. Pyli Pre-removal Centre, which is located next to the RIC near the town of Pyli in the centre of Kos Island, has a total capacity of 500 places distributed over seven wings. At the time of the CPT’s visit, 100 foreign nationals, comprising 85 single men and 15 vulnerable persons (including one family), were being held in the two wings of the centre that were in use (Wings B and E).71 As regards material conditions, the detention areas in both Wings B and E consisted of several rows of pre-fabricated accommodation units, each containing two rooms measuring some 9 m², adequately lit and ventilated, and equipped with two sets of bunk beds and an air-conditioning unit, as well as a sanitary annexe with a shower and a toilet; another unit served for the purpose of worship. Overall, the accommodation units were in a good state of repair and clean, although maintenance was required in some of them as regards plumbing and electricity. 102. The basic structure at Amygdaleza Pre-removal Centre had not changed since the CPT’s previous visit.72 At the time of the visit, the facility had a reduced capacity of 724 places (significantly down from its initial capacity of 2,000 places). Indeed, seven out of 13 wings were out of use, due to the significant degradation or destruction (including by arson) of most of the accommodation containers in these wings. It was holding 459 foreign nationals, including 427 single adult men, four families (comprising two men, four women and four children) and 22 unaccompanied children (see paragraph 126).73 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 See the CPT’s 2013 visit report (CPT/Inf (2014) 26), paragraph 67. See idem., paragraphs 68 and 72. See idem., paragraphs 74 and 77 and the CPT’s 2011 visit report (CPT/Inf (2012) 1), paragraphs 22-26. The facility was then referred to as “Filakio Special Holding facility”; its status was changed to a pre-removal centre in 2013. See the report on the CPT’s 2016 visits (CPT/Inf (2017) 25), paragraphs 13 and 16. The facility was then referred to as “Section B”; its status was changed to a pre-removal centre in 2017. The detention population was primarily from Pakistan, Iraq and Syria. Most foreign nationals had been detained for less than three months at the centre; however, nine persons had been held there for more than six months, including three for almost a year. The majority had been transferred from Athens to Kos and detained at the centre for breaching the geographical restriction of freedom of movement imposed on them. The pre-fabricated accommodation units had two rooms, each measuring some 9 m², adequately lit and ventilated, and equipped with two sets of bunk beds, a table and chairs as well as two fully-partitioned sanitary annexes with a shower and a toilet. 384 men were held in three operating wings near the administrative part of the centre, seven of whom were absent for medical or other appointments and 45 men were held at the so-called “IOM Section” for voluntary