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7.
COMPOSITION OF A DELEGATION OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ORDER
AT THE MEETING ON 26-2-2007 (paragraph 8)
At the meeting of 26-2-2007, which took place at the Ministry of Public Order, with
representatives of the Committee, participated the General Secretary, Mr. Kostis AILIANOS, the
Head of the Security and Order Branch Major General Stefanos SKOTIS, the Directors of the
competent Divisions of the Greek Police Headquarters (General Patrolling Division, Police
Personnel Division, Organisation-Legislation Division, Technical Matters Division, Finance
Division, Training Division and Aliens Division), and the respective representatives, the Director of
the Aliens Division of Attica, as well as the appointed liaison officer of the Ministry of Public
Order, Assistant Police Commissioner, Nikolaos STAVRAKAKIS of the Aliens Division.
Ministry of Justice
i)
Ill treatment (Results of the investigation into the case referred to in par.46, 47 & 48)
As our service has already been informed by a relevant document (Num: 9807/26-2-07) sent
by the Head of Korydallos Judicial Prison, regarding the case under consideration, the following
actions have been conducted. The detainee S.E. at first got examined at the health center of the
facility. Next, he got taken to the Prisoners’ Hospital and then under an emergency transfer, he was
taken to the Thriasio Hospital, where he remained as an in-patient for one night. There, he had an
X-ray check, and an orthopaedic and ophthalmologic examination. From the above examinations
results no bone injuries have been discovered.
Mr.ATHANASAKIS, Deputy Public Prosecutor of Appeal Court of Athens, who is the
supervising officer of the facility, has been informed on the course of all the above actions.
Moreover, by virtue of Document No. 15414/28-03-2007 of the Secretary General of the
Ministry of Justice, a Close Administrative Inquiry has been conducted.
Its findings (Ref. document 78876/31-7-2007) led to the conclusion that: “there has come up
no adequate evidence for the detainee’s beating, neither any evidence of commission of disciplinary
indiscretions nor any other responsibility of the penitentiary servants of Korydallos facility”.
ii)
Functioning of the forensic Medical Examinations in Greece
The Head of the Forensic Service of Athens, confirms to our service in his related document
(Ref. No. 450/12-09-2007) that Forensic Services demonstrate sensitivity, diligence and care, in
examining in full detail any persons who have suffered from any form of violence. He mentions that
the procedure followed is this: Specifically, a detailed record of injuries is taken, noting the causes
that provoked them, the time that such injuries took place, and their severity. To continue with, a
Forensic Report is compiled, and sent to the Investigative Authority.
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