-8I. INTRODUCTION A. Dates of the visit and composition of the delegation 1. In accordance with Article 7 of the European Convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (hereafter referred to as "the Convention"), a delegation of the CPT visited Greece from 14 to 26 March 1993. The visit formed part of the Committee's programme of periodic visits for 1993. 2. The delegation consisted of the following members of the CPT: - Astrid HEIBERG, Head of the delegation - Jacques BERNHEIM - Tonio BORG - Antonio CASSESE - Pirkko LAHTI. The delegation was assisted by: - John GUNN Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London (expert) - Gordon LAKES former Deputy Director General of the Prison Service of England and Wales (expert) - André LAUBSCHER Director of the Department of Nursing Care at the Bel-Air University Institutes of Psychiatry, Geneva (expert) - Jean-Pierre RESTELLINI Head Doctor in the Public Health Service of the Republic and Canton of Geneva (expert) - Myrto ATZITIRIS-ROUSSOU (interpreter) - Françoise BRON-HADZINICOLAOU (interpreter) - Maria LOUCA-HOUVARDA (interpreter) - Ioanna PANZARI (interpreter) - Gudrun ROHR (interpreter) - Danaï TZAMTZIS (interpreter).