(par. 18, section b' of the circular).
(2) Furthermore, according to par. 18, section a' of
the same circular, all the hierarchically superiors to
the Heads of Police Departments have been
ordered to monitor the meticulous implementation
of the measures set forth for the information of
detained persons.
(3) The Ministry of Public Order, exercising constant
control in all matters pertaining to the
implementation of said measures, issued in
addition the circular order Ref. No 48/22/14-ke', of
5 November 1996, of the Ministry's Secretary
General, where the intention of the further
practical guarantee of the exercise of the
detainees' rights is re-established and the
responsibility of the Heads and Captains of
Police Departments to guide police personnel in
the implementation of the measures and the
responsibility of the senior officers to monitor
their strict compliance are emphasized.
(4) On the basis of the above mentioned circular
order of the Secretary General of the Ministry of
Public Order, the Heads of the Police, Security
and Traffic Police Divisions as well as the
Directors of Prefectural Police Directorates, have
conducted and are in the process of conducting
controls, and have reported that all Police
Departments perform painstakingly their duties
referring to the information and the exercise of
the detainees' rights.
The guarantee in full of the fundamental rights of every person, and
particularly of those persons detained in Police Departments, and the
social sensitivity which is part of the duties of police officers, consist the
essence of the policy of the Ministry of Public Order. The Hellenic Police
Force strives constantly and unfailingly to ensure the universal and
unswerving implementation of the measures regarding the provision of
information forms and the exercise of the detainees' rights.
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