During the period from 28.02.2020 to 14.03.2020 the Single/member Court of Misdemeanours in Orestiada sentenced to imprisonment and pecuniary penalty, one hundred and three (103) aliens .for violation of article 83 par. 1(a) of Law 3386/2005. For nineteen (19) of them the prison sentence was suspended and the administrative procedure of deportation followed. Eighty-four (84) aliens sentenced to imprisonment were taken to Detention Centres in the country. None of those who were taken to Detention Centres were under eighteen (18) years of age. Regarding the criminal cases filed by prosecutors in the Region of Alexandroupolis and the island of Lesvos, concerning the illegal entry of aliens into the country, it is communicated that they have not yet been tried. Also, it is communicated that persons who received a suspended sentence of imprisonment have the right to apply for asylum after March 31, 2020, in accordance with the provisions of Law 4636/2019. a. – Legal guarantees against ill-treatment. Paragraphs 21 and 22. Requests from the Committee to the Greek authorities to take the measures necessary to ensure that aliens who are deprived of their freedom by the Police, in accordance with the laws on aliens, are granted the rights to inform their next of kin in the event of detention, access to a lawyer and access to a doctor and that they are able to exercise those rights effectively from the start of their freedom deprivation. Paragraph 21: On the issues raised in paragraph 21 of the same Report, within the framework of the expressed will of the Political and Service Leadership of the HP for zero tolerance in respect of human rights violations, orders have been issued and forwarded to all the services involved in such cases, reminding the personnel of the Hellenic Police of the main provisions stating the obligation to protect life, respect human dignity, prohibit discrimination and torture as well as any inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, protect citizen’s rights and in general shaping police conduct towards the citizens, and highlighting that these fundamental principles are of the utmost importance to the HPH. In parallel, in cases where there is information about violation of these principles and values, the Administration takes effective action to investigate, by conducting an administrative examination, as provided for in the applicable disciplinary law and, in corresponding cases, severe disciplinary sanctions against those responsible are imposed, in order to avoid any feeling of impunity. Paragraph 22: As regards: “rights of detainees to inform a next of kin, etc.”, there is no obstruction of communication. On the contrary, the Authorities facilitate communication, in compliance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Correctional Code and the confidentiality of conversations. 5