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Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers
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Syrian national A.A. was arrested on 20/04/2016, and the Police
Department issued a detention decision on the same date
ordering his detention until his transfer to the First Reception
Center.
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Algerian national M.W. was arrested on 06/02/2016, when a
detention decision was issued by the Police Department of
Alexandroupoli, which ordered his detention until his transfer
to the First Reception Center. The aforementioned person was
transferred to the First Reception Center on 12/02/2016.
h. Lack of interpretation services which would ensure that
detainees fully understand their legal status, the decisions
that concern them and the documents they are asked to sign
i. Legal Framework
According to article 27 par. 2 of law 3907/201136:
“The services competent for handling alien-related matters shall ensure,
upon request by the person concerned, written or oral translation
of the main points of return decisions, as specified in paragraph 1,
including information on the remedies available in a language that the
third-country national understands or it is reasonably considered that
he understands. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to third country nationals
who have illegally entered the Greek territory and who have not
subsequently obtained an authorization or a right to stay in Greece. In
this case, decisions related to return, as referred in paragraph 1, shall
be given by means of a standard form as set out in article 1, paragraph
2 of the joint Ministerial Decision No. 4000/4/46-a from 22/07/2009.
This form is translated into at least five of the languages used more
frequently or understood better by third country nationals who enter
illegally into the Greek territory”.
36 Greece: Law no. 3907/2011, op.cit.
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