- 38 was issued so that deportation/re-admission decisions (on the basis of the re-admission procedure)
would be suspended, in implementation of article 78 of Law 3386/05 and article 22 par.3 of Law
3907/11 (alternative measures, more favourable provisions), with a parallel obligation to remain at
a certain place (organised accommodation premises, such as Kara Tepe at Lesbos) and the
additional requirement not to depart from the island.
As aforesaid, in parallel to the measures taken to manage the foreign nationals accommodated at the
Reception and Identification Centres (RICs) of the Eastern Aegean islands, foreign nationals who,
although subject to alternative measures to detention (issuance of decisions suspending deportation
on the basis of the re-admission procedure) under the requirement not to depart from the island
until they can be re-admitted to Turkey (review of asylum requests, exercise of remedies), during
their free stay on the island exhibited delinquent behaviour (theft, threats, insults, provocation of
bodily injuries etc.) were transferred to Pre-Departure Detention Centres for Foreign Nationals
(PROKEKA) on the mainland, until any asylum requests are recorded and reviewed and until they
can be re-admitted to Turkey (return to the islands again) in case of rejection of the asylum
requests.
These transfers of delinquent foreign nationals were carried out until November 2016 (the Turkish
authorities put out obstacles to the transfer of third-country nationals to the mainland).
They remain on the island of Lesbos since then and are detained until the completion of the
procedure for their re-admission to Turkey.
As aforesaid, in the context of the measures taken to manage the foreign nationals accommodated at
the Reception and Identification Centres (RICs) of the Eastern Aegean islands, a series of relevant
instructions have been issued and voluntary return is enabled (through IOM programmes) as an
alternative for irregular foreign nationals who cannot continue their journey to central and northern
Europe.
(iv) Facilities external guard and security team at the Reception and Identification Centres (RICs)
In order for the Hellenic Police to fully and adequately respond to the imperative need to guard the
centres and ensure a feeling of security to the staff (Regional Asylum Agencies, EASO, UNHCR,
NGOs etc.), following a series of consultations with other competent agencies and bodies, our
Directorate (DDM) issued a series of relevant orders and, with the assistance of other competent
agencies, prepared "Security Plans-Vulnerability Reports" for existing Reception and
Identification Centres (RICs), taking into consideration the existing buildings and the peculiarities
of each Centre. These plans were completed and, in collaboration with the Reception and
Identification Agency, which is competent for the overall operation of RICs, the necessary technical
interventions are under way. The European Border and Coastguard Agency (FRONTEX) finances
police forces that, inter alia, assist in the security of RICs.
In addition to the foregoing, the Police Directorates of Lesbos, Chios, Samos and Dodecanese II
(Kos and Leros) have prepared, in collaboration with other competent agencies, "Emergency
(evacuation) plans" of facilities (partial and total), that supplement the existing "Security PlansVulnerability Reports" of the RICs.
Moreover, a "Manual-Memorandum of Action" was prepared, comprising the duties/obligations
of the Hellenic Police at Reception and Identification Centres (RICs). In particular, the
"Memorandum of Action" summarises the management procedures of newly-entered foreign
nationals on Eastern Aegean islands, in collaboration with the Reception and Identification Agency
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