FORGOTTEN Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers the registration and identification office only but no signatures by the medical control and information office. On 17/2/2016, a decision to refer him to the Greek police was issued without any doubts arising regarding his age and he was then transferred to the Pre-Removal Detention Center of Orestias in order to be subjected to return procedures as an adult. The Police Directorate of Alexandroupolis issued a detention decision on 18/2/2016, and a return decision on 21/2/2016. The abovementioned person denied to sign the proof of receipt of the return decision claiming that he is a minor. On 26/2/2016, he was tried by the Juvenile Court of Alexandroupolis, which imposed on him the educational measure of reprimand. On 7/3/2016, he applied for asylum and, on 8/3/2016, he was convoked for a personal interview by the Asylum Unit of Xanthi. During his interview he stated that he was born on 11/6/1998. He also submitted a copy of his identity card, as the original was in Algeria, but the interviewer informed him that the original document was necessary for age determination. He was then transferred to the Pre-Removal Detention Center of Xanthi and the Police Directorate of Xanthi issued a detention decision. On 18/3/2016, a negative decision was issued by the Asylum Service. On 22/3/2016, he appealed against this decision and was released. -During our visit to the Pre-Removal Detention Center of Xanthi on 8/3/2016, we talked to the national of Algeria J.A. The investigation of his file revealed that, on 18/1/2016, he was registered by the Unit of Registration and Identification of the First Reception Center as born on 7/6/1999 and a decision restricting his freedom was issued. We should note that the registration form has not been signed by the medical control and information unit. According to the reply of the First Reception Service to our organization the medical control unit and the psychological support team followed the procedure adopted by Ministerial Decision 92490/4-10-2013 because there was a specifically justified doubt as to his age. Then, according to par. 6 of the Ministerial Decision, given that there was no pediatrician at the First Reception Center, he was referred to a public hospital and more specifically to Didimoticho Hospital in order to be subjected to a skeletal age examination44. 44 During our visit at the First Reception Center of Fylakio on 26/4/2016, we requested copies of the medical certificate regarding his age and of the recommendation of the psychosocial support unit but we were not provided with the requested documents. 70

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