-6A.In reply to the above referenced document (a) and next to our above referenced documents (d) and (e) regarding the chapter of the above CPT Report which refers to us, we would like to inform you the following, with regard to the quoted paragraphs (recommendations/provision of information): II.) FACTS FOUND DURING THE VISIT AND ACTION PROPOSED: A.- Law enforcement agencies: 2.- Torture and other forms of ill-treatment: Paragraph 17: Case of alleged rape threat by officers of the General Police Directorate of Thessaloniki. (1) With regard to the case referred to in paragraph 17 of the C.P.T. Report, no administrative investigation was carried out due to the absence of specific information. In particular, the wording of paragraph 17, ‘… alleged threats of rape made by police officers, based in Thessaloniki…’, only establishes the geographical location of the events of the complaint in the Prefecture of Thessaloniki, without specifying the Police Agency (Police Station, Security Department or other) where these events supposedly took place. Moreover, according to the Report ‘In the 2009 case, a young man claimed that at the time of his apprehension he was threatened with rape… while a police officer stood astride him and simulated …”, without again giving us any specific information, like the nationality, the identification data of the alleged victim, the date of the incident, the offence for which the alleged victim was arrested or any other data capable of helping us in identifying the case. As the complaint is vague and difficult to prove by its nature, any investigation would be objectively fruitless. Our Department, if we receive specific information on this case, will immediately order the conduct of a Sworn Administrative Investigation in order for the proper disciplinary sanctions to be imposed on any culprits. In the light of the above, and if the necessary for the investigation of this case information is not made available to us, the possibility of the elimination of this point from the C.P.T. Report should be examined. (2) Case of mistreatment at the Serres Police Station: a.Α delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (C.P.T.), formed by six (6) of its members, visited on September 21, 2009 during the hours from 15:45 to 18:30 the holding facility of the Serres Police Station, where (19) persons were held, specifically (6) Greeks and (13) foreign nationals, of whom (7) to be deported. The CPT’s delegation interviewed all the detainees and especially the foreign nationals, who were asked if they were aware of the reason for their detention, if they had been informed of their rights and if due process had been complied with in their cases and asked about the conditions of their detention. Moreover, the CPT’s delegation visited the sanitary installations of the holding facility and received information by the Police Station Commanding Officer about cleaning, disinfection, linen and about the detainees’ medical care. The CPT’s delegation was also interested to know if there were separate holding premises for women and minors, and received also information about the numbers of detainees and periods of detention on the basis of the relevant register.