-6I. INTRODUCTION A. Dates of the visit and composition of the delegation 1. In pursuance of Article 7 of the European Convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), a delegation of the CPT carried out a visit to Greece from 27 August to 9 September 2005. The visit was organised within the framework of the CPT’s programme of periodic visits for 2005; it was the Committee’s sixth visit to Greece and its fourth of a periodic nature. 2. The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT: - Mario FELICE (Head of delegation) - Marija DEFINIS GOJANOVIC - Pétur HAUKSSON - Andres LEHTMETS - Vitolds ZAHARS. They were supported by the following members of the CPT's Secretariat: - Hugh CHETWYND - Marco LEIDEKKER and assisted by - Barbara LUDWIG, Chief of Police, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland (expert) - Alan MITCHELL, Former Head of Health Care, Scottish Prison Service, United Kingdom (expert) - Teuta BARBULLUSHI (interpreter) - Eleanora CAMBAS (interpreter) - Rhea FRANGOFINOU (interpreter) - Maria LOUCA HOUVARDA (interpreter) - Ionathan MARKEL (interpreter) - Alexander ZAPHIRIOU (interpreter).