The respondent is 25 years old and is from Palestine. He was apprehended with 15-17 other men shortly after arriving on Samos island and detained in the CCAC for two and a half months. On arrival at the CCAC, he was reportedly brought to a room, strip searched and taunted by officers. “I was told to take my clothes off like I was born. [...] When I was completely naked they [the officers] were laughing at me saying “come on come on, where are your clothes?” [...] I was just trying to do whatever they told me to do but they just wanted to upset me and provoke me.” His phone was confiscated by an officer who asked for his passcode, and the phone was not returned for one week. The respondent was detained in the quarantine zone of the CCAC for approximately nine days, where he was deprived access to doctors, lawyers and non-governmental organisations: “They [the police] have full total authority over this place [...] nobody can intervene or help or do anything, even doctors.” The containers in the quarantine zone were overcrowded with insufficient beds. One shower and toilet were shared between eight people. Food provided was insufficient and of poor quality and the water was reportedly not drinkable. During his detention in the quarantine zone, the respondent reported that he had no access to legal support or translators. Furthermore, he reportedly experienced multiple incidents of violence by officers working there. “It was very strict and violent from the police officers because when they come, we all go to the wall. If we don't, they will beat us. If we just look a police officer in the face they will take you separately from the group and beat you and tell the next police officers to beat you.” Violence reportedly happened outside the view of security cameras and only when detainees did not have their mobile phones with them. The respondent received threats from officers not to report violence “This police officer was telling us ‘we know it's illegal to beat you up but we beat you up and we will keep beating you up and if you ever go tell a lawyer or tell an organisation that we are doing this to you, we will slow down your procedure’.” He was subsequently transferred to the main section of the CCAC, where he had access to information on the asylum procedure. There was a doctor in the CCAC but they reportedly only supplied painkillers to detainees.