The respondent is 26 years old and comes from Iraq. He was arrested when he first arrived in Athens and stayed in Amygdaleza PRDC for 4 months. Before that, he spent some days in a nearby police station. Inside the cells, there is no toilet and access to a toilet happens at specific times and people are only allowed 1 minute inside. There is also no running water inside the toilet and no hot water for showers. While in Amygdaleza, he wanted to apply for asylum but the police did not provide him with any information so he hired a private lawyer and paid €1200 for him and his brother. He claims that there was an Arabic speaking interpreter at the centre but she was only available for those who wanted to return to their countries and not for the asylum process. They live in container rooms, where heating and electricity are erratic. Food is not good and they end up eating only the bread. If someone complains the police respond violently. He once witnessed a violent beating of one of his co-detainees, who had mental health issues. Four police officers beat him so badly that his bones were broken. After the incident he was sent to another jail for one month. He also mentions psychological abuse by the officers, who on purpose did not fix a problematic heating system for days during a cold period. When he tried to apply for asylum by asking the officers to help him, they ignored him and sent him away insulting him. His brother was also physically abused because they thought he was taking pictures of the centre. He was sent to another centre for 9 days, where he slept on the floor with no blanket or anything. He also spoke of one guy who had a lot of money, spoke Greek and imported drugs into the centre.