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CONTENTS
Copy of the letter transmitting the CPT’s report............................................................................5
I.
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................6
A.
Dates of the visit and composition of the delegation ..............................................................6
B.
Establishments visited...............................................................................................................7
C.
Consultations held by the delegation.......................................................................................8
D.
Cooperation between the CPT and the Greek authorities ....................................................9
E.
Immediate observation under Article 8, paragraph 5, of the Convention.........................10
II.
FACTS FOUND DURING THE VISIT AND ACTION PROPOSED ..............................11
A.
Law enforcement agencies......................................................................................................11
1.
Preliminary remarks ........................................................................................................11
2.
Ill-treatment .....................................................................................................................12
3.
Conditions of detention ...................................................................................................16
4.
a.
introduction ............................................................................................................16
b.
situation in the establishments visited....................................................................16
i.
police headquarters and stations..................................................................16
ii.
transfer centres .............................................................................................18
iii. border guard posts........................................................................................18
iv. holding facilities for aliens ...........................................................................19
c.
assessment ..............................................................................................................19
Safeguards against the ill-treatment of detained persons ................................................22
a.
introduction ............................................................................................................22
b.
notification of custody............................................................................................23
c.
access to a lawyer...................................................................................................23
d.
access to a doctor ...................................................................................................24
e.
information on rights..............................................................................................25
f.
conduct of interrogations........................................................................................25
g.
custody records.......................................................................................................25
h.
immigration detainees ............................................................................................26