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Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers
Nevertheless, according to our findings, among the detainees there
are persons who face serious physical and mental illnesses (epilepsy,
cardiac diseases, diabetes, schizophrenia, etc.), victims of torture and
victims of violence.
Besides that, even when the competent authorities are informed by
doctors –of the pre-removal centers or the public hospitals– or by civil
society organizations on the seriousness of the situation of certain
detainees, it has been observed that they may not take immediate
measures for their release.
Finally, when a detainee facing a serious health problem is released,
s/he is not being referred to an appropriate facility, where s/he could
be provided with the necessary treatment.
Specific cases of detainees29
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Pakistani citizen B.A. was detained for 6 months on the grounds
of public order (which was related by the Police to a sentence
of 5-month imprisonment that he had already served), even
though he was suffering from a severe mental disorder. We note
that, on 29/05/2015, during his detention at the Pre-Removal
Detention Center of Xanthi, he climbed on the roof of the wing
B of the Center, from where he finally came down, after the
intervention of the psychologist of the psychosocial support
team of the Center. After that, during his detention at the
Amygdaleza Pre-Removal Detention Center, he was hospitalized
from 22/09/2015 until 09/10/2015 at the psychiatric ward of
Nikaia General Hospital “Agios Panteleimon”, due to “a major
depressive episode, with psychotic symptoms and suicidal
thoughts,” which was “related to his existing psychopathology
and the social situation of the detainee (stay at the detention
Center),” according to his medical certificate dated 09/10/2015.
The doctor of the Amygdaleza Pre-Removal Detention Center
had repeatedly informed the authorities on the seriousness of
the situation of the above mentioned person, with his extensive
reports dated on 12/10/2015, 13/10/2015, 15/10/2015
29 It should be noted that our last update on the cases of the persons that we mention herein
that they continue to be held, was in late August.
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