that they are an applicant of international protection, asylum seekers are
arbitrarily detained in PRDCs for extended periods of time, on ambiguous and
excessively applied public order grounds.[161] This is echoed by the Greek
Ombudsman who has repeatedly criticised the Greek authorities for issuing
detention orders without prior examination of whether the "applicant’s
individual conduct represents a genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat",
[162] which is necessary for detention to be in line with the case law of the
Council of State and the CJEU.[163]
Map of the CCAC, Section C is the PRDC.
[161] Mobile Info Team. 2023. "Prison for Papers": Last resort measures as Standard Procedure.
Available here.
[162] The Greek Council for Refugees. 2022. Grounds for Detention. Available here.
[163] J. N. v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie [2016] CJEU (Case C-601/15), paras 65-67.
See e.g. Council of State, Decisions 427/2009, 1127/2009 and 2414/2008, which highlight that a mere
reference to a criminal conviction does not suffice for the determination of a threat to national
security or public order.
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