- 15 Case 3 A young man met by the delegation alleged that he had been beaten by police officers two days previously at various locations in a police station in northern Greece (in the lift, in a bathroom and in the office of the security department) and while being transported in a police car. He claimed that he had been punched by several police officers, one of them at some point wearing a boxing glove, on various parts of the body, including the abdomen, the face, and the nose. He said that he had also been hit with various objects, that his fingers had been forced back by a police officer and that, at one point, the chair he had been sitting on was pulled from underneath him. On examination, the person concerned displayed a swelling (2cm x 3cm) and redness of the left temple. There was reddish bruising on the left lower eyelid and a reddish/purplish bruise (1cm x 0.5cm) in relation to the left upper jawbone. He was unable to fully open his mouth, consistent with a possible fracture of the zygomatic arch. In addition, there was a purplish/blue bruise on the left outer thigh (8cm x 5cm) and an abrasion over the left achilles tendon. Case 4 A detainee interviewed at the Filakio Special detention facility for irregular migrants alleged that he was struck with a baton on the right upper arm and back by a police officer in his dormitory, a day before. Upon examination, the person was found to display tramline bruising on his back and shoulder, characteristic with having been hit with a rod-like object: on the right shoulder, there were three red parallel lines (10, 8 and 4 cm long respectively) and on the right upper back there were two red parallel lines (with a length of 8 and 4 cm). 19. The CPT’s delegation brought the relevant details of the allegations mentioned in cases 1 and 2 above to the attention of the Greek authorities and it was subsequently informed that a Sworn Administrative Investigation had been opened in each of the cases.10 The CPT would like to receive information about the different steps taken to investigate these allegations. It would also like to receive information about the outcome of both the administrative and criminal investigations. The personal details relating to the allegations referred to in cases 3 and 4 above were not brought to the attention of the Greek authorities because the persons concerned said they were afraid that they would be subjected to acts of retaliation if it became known that they had spoken about their treatment to the CPT’s delegation. 20. Information was also received during the visit about a recent incident at the Feres Border Guard Station. Allegedly, G. O. M., born in 1973 of Iraqi nationality, had his leg seriously injured at the end of July or beginning of August 2009 as a result of having been beaten by police officers. A few weeks later he was transferred to the Soufli Border Guard Station, where he was sent to the hospital to be examined and an X-ray of his leg was apparently taken; he was released from detention in mid-September. The CPT was later informed that, on 9 September, Mr M.’s lawyer had made a complaint to the Head of the Alexandroupoli Police and requested that an investigation be carried out. The CPT would like to receive up-to-date information on action taken following that complaint. 10  Response of the Greek authorities of 23 November 2009 to the preliminary observations made by the CPT’s delegation at the end of the 2009 visit. In accordance with Article 11, paragraph 3, of the Convention, this name has been deleted.