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134. The delegation interviewed two immigration detainees who alleged that they had been illtreated by army personnel while in their custody; both of them bore marks consistent with their
allegations. The CPT has recommended that military personnel called upon to deal with persons
who have entered Greece illegally be reminded that ill-treatment is not acceptable.
Further, foreign nationals detained by military personnel in connection with their illegal
entry into Greece did not benefit from the formal safeguards against the ill-treatment of detained
persons advocated by the CPT (e.g. the rights of notification of custody, and of access to a lawyer
and a doctor). This shortcoming should be remedied.
135. The disciplinary detention facilities at the Infantry Cadet Officer Academy in Heraklion and
the 15th Brigade of the Army in Kastoria displayed certain deficiencies, as regards in particular the
dimension of the cells (Heraklion) and cell lighting (Kastoria). Consequently, the CPT has
welcomed the fact that these facilities have not been used for detention purposes for some
considerable time.
D.
Action on the CPT’s recommendations, comments and requests for information
136. The various recommendations, comments and requests for information formulated by the
CPT are listed in Appendix I.
137. As regards more particularly the CPT's recommendations, having regard to Article 10 of the
Convention, the Committee requests the Greek authorities to provide within six months a response
giving a full account of action taken to implement them.
The CPT trusts that it will also be possible for the Greek authorities to provide in the abovementioned response reactions to the comments formulated in this report which are listed in
Appendix I as well as replies to the requests for information made.
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