- 58 comments - law enforcement officials should be unequivocally reminded that no more force than is strictly necessary should be used when effecting an arrest and that, once arrested persons have been brought under control, there can be no justification for striking them (paragraph 16). requests for information - comments on the operation of the administrative procedures applied in cases concerning allegations of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials, in particular as regards the cases described in paragraph 21 (paragraph 21). Conditions of detention recommendations - cell sizes and occupancy rates in the establishments visited in 2001 to be reviewed, in the light of the remarks in paragraph 36 and the observations made in paragraphs 24 to 32 (paragraph 36); - the Greek authorities to implement the CPT's longstanding recommendation that all persons detained overnight be provided with a clean mattress and (when appropriate) blankets (paragraph 36); - firm instructions to be issued to ensure that cells and sanitary facilities used by detained persons are in a reasonable state of cleanliness, and that such persons are placed in a position to wash and, in appropriate circumstances, to change their clothes and take a shower; persons detained for an extended period also to be provided with toiletries (e.g. soap and towel, toothpaste, etc.) (paragraph 36); - the partitioning of in-cell lavatories to be reviewed, in order to ensure that adequate privacy is offered (paragraph 36); - current arrangements for the provision of food to persons detained by the law enforcement agencies in Greece to be reviewed and, if necessary, firm instructions to be issued with a view to ensuring that such persons receive appropriate food at regular intervals (including at least one full meal every day), and that they have ready access to drinking water at all times (paragraph 37); - detailed standards on conditions of detention to be produced for all law enforcement agencies in Greece, taking fully into account the criteria advocated by the CPT (paragraph 38); - compliance with standards and instructions regarding conditions of detention to be effectively monitored (paragraph 38);

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