- 15 II. FACTS FOUND DURING THE VISIT AND ACTION PROPOSED: Ill-treatment (sections A, C and D) Requests for information/investigations into reproachable behaviour-actions of police officers against irregular migrants, detainees and suspects of criminal offences Paragraphs 14, 39, 53, 64 and 65, 64-65 and 70, 66, 67, 71 and 74 about complaints of illtreatment of detainees received by the Committee: (i) Paragraph 14: Request for information: Complaints received by a delegation of the Committee about physical abuse/ill-treatment of foreign nationals deprived of their freedom by police officers at the Reception and Identification Centres (also called hotspots) at Moria of Lesbos and Chalkeia-VIAL of Chios. The General Regional Police Directorate of Northern Aegean ordered administrative investigations by means of Preliminary Administrative Inquiry (PDE) so that, if it is proved that disciplinary offences have been committed, relevant disciplinary liability can be imputed against any police officer involved therein. It is noted that the PDE was completed and its hearing by the General Regional Police Director of Northern Aegean is pending. After the hearing, we will notify you of its findings. (ii) Paragraph 39: Request for information: Complaints by the Greek delegation of the "Medicins du Monde" about the use of police force against foreign unaccompanied minors detained at the Reception and Identification Centre (hotspot) at Moria of Lesbos during incidents that took place therein on 24.06.2016. The General Regional Police Directorate of Northern Aegean ordered a PDE which is pending. On completion and hearing of the PDE by the competent decision-making body (General Regional Police Director of Northern Aegean), we will notify you of its findings. (iii) Paragraph 53: Request for information: Complaints received by a delegation of the Committee about physical abuse/ill-treatment of irregular migrants detained at special premises in Thessaloniki and at Petrou Ralli Street (Directorate of Foreign Nationals of Attica) Independent PDEs were ordered to investigate their administrative aspects. They were assigned to officers without any administrative dependence on the police officers involved. It is noted that, for the incident at Thessaloniki, the PDE was completed and heard by the General Police Director of Thessaloniki, who closed the case as regards the administrative aspect, since no facts were established to prove the commission of any administrative offence. For the incident at Petrou Ralli Street, the PDE is pending. On completion and hearing of the PDE by the competent decision-making body (General Police Director of Attica), we will notify you of its findings.

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