-4Response of the Ministry of Citizens Protection (police and irregular migrants),
dated 7 July 2011
Hellenic Republic
Ministry for the citizen protection
Hellenic Police Headquarter
Security sector
Aliens Directorate
1st dept. of immigration and Administrative measures/3rd office
4 P. Kanellopoulou street, 101 77 Athens
Athens, July 7th 2011
Ref. no: 6634/1-486282
Subject: “Visit of the European Committee against tortures (CPT) in our country (20-27.01.2011).
Committee’s requests to the Greek agencies per their authorization”
Attached:
a) Your document under no: Φ 29083/21-06-2011
b) Your document under no: Φ 18855/28-04-2011 (with the attached on it: The document of the P.R. of
Strasburg under no: 6691/32/ΑΣ 365/24-03-2011 and the text of the report of the Council of Europe for the
tortures’ prevention and the cruel or humiliating treatment or punishment (C.P.T) relating with the recent
team’s visit in our country (January 19-27 2011).
c) Our document under no: 71778/11/567972 of 09-06-2011 (with the attached on it: our document under no:
6634/1-485886/08-06-2001 – Submission of bimonthly periodic report for the area of Evros (to all persons
concern).
A. In reply of the above under (a) document and of our under (c) regarding the contents of the report of
the above committee of our authorization, we would like to inform you the following per each
separate paragraph (recommendations/ supply of information):
II) Facts verified during the visit and action recommended:
A. Detention of illegal financial immigrants
2. Abuse
Paragraph 15: Recommendation for taking from the Greek authorities of strict measures for the handing
of abuse actions including the investigation and reminder to all Police Officers that the abuse is subject to
strict penalties.
Regarding the human rights abuse, the Police officers are subject to a continuous administrative control,
secured by the especially strict Disciplinary Law (P.D. 120/2008) and the punishment of the offending
behaviors is awarded the soonest possible.