Paragraph 23: A request from the Committee to the Greek authorities for interpretation to
be given to aliens who are deprived of their freedom, if necessary, and to provide them
with information in the language they can understand:
Aliens in administrative detention receive systematic information on the Regulation
applicable to detention facilities, as well as their rights and obligations. For this reason
relevant forms have been posted in visible places and they are served with “Information
Bulletins”, through which they are informed of their rights, both for detention and the
asylum procedure, in a variety of languages.
As mentioned above, third-country nationals in administrative detention are allowed to
contact legal representatives and family members.
The competent national, international and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and
institutions have the opportunity to visit the detention facilities. Such visits shall be subject
to authorisation by the police authority responsible for the guarding and operation of the
facility.
In addition to the constant effort for interpreters in the administrative detention areas of the
Hellenic Police, in order to further strengthen the rights of detainees, police authorities
hand out, inter alia:
(a) ‘Information Bulletins’ on ‘the rights of aliens arrested to be deported’ [Model KA 141
(a)] and ‘the rights of aliens arrested to be returned’ [Model KA 141 (1)] in a variety of
languages, in order to ensure knowledge of their rights and facilitate their exercise in
practice, with a view to the formal strengthening of legality, impartiality and objectivity in
police action, as well as transparency in treating detainees.
(b) In addition, articles 21 and 22 of the Rules of Procedure of the Pre-Removal Aliens
Detention Centres (Government Gazette B'/118-21.01.2015) were translated, entitled
“Rights” and “Obligations” of detainees respectively, and are posted in the existing preremoval Aliens Detention Centres (Pre.K.K.A.) in ten (10) languages:
French, English, Arabic, Pakistani (Urdu), Afghan (Pashto), Iranian (Farsi), Bengali, Dari,
Sorani and Swahili.
Paragraphs 24 and 25: Committee recommendation on proper keeping of detention records.
The personalised detention file (unique for each alien) is recorded during the process of the
detainee’s entering in the areas of responsibility of the Hellenic Police for administrative
detention.
In particular, the detention services shall comply with the following procedures:
Record the identity details, the reason for detention, if s/he is suspect for escape, if s/he is
dangerous to himself/herself or others, as well as any other information to be taken into
account at the time of detention, including any relevant documents, if s/he had undergone
medical examinations or hospitalisation prior to being in detention, indicating his/her state
of health, as well as any medication that s/he has been given and must follow;
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