FORGOTTEN Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers this, on 13/11/2015 he was referred again to Dromokaiteio Psychiatric Hospital and finally, on 15/11/2015, he was released with a 6-month postponement of removal without being referred to a facility that would be appropriate for his situation. - - Sudanese citizen A.M., despite having a serious health problem, was held from 14/10/2015 until 15/06/2016, when released under Art. 46 of Law 4375/2016, which provides that asylum seekers may not be detained for more than three months. Specifically, he suffered from dysregulated diabetes and he was also in need of surgery for bladder hernia. Moreover, he claimed that he was a victim of torture in his country of origin and because of this he had been a beneficiary of the program for the support of torture victims of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) before his arrest. We would like to note that we submitted a written report to the Aliens Sub-directorate of Athens mentioning all of the above. The aforementioned person has appealed against the revocation of his refugee status30 but has been detained on grounds of public order despite the suspension of judicial expulsion and his having served his sentence (he was released in 2013). We also note that he could not be deported, as the revocation of refugee status did not negate the danger that he would face if he was forced to return to his country of origin as the grounds on which he has been granted the refugee status were still valid. Tunisian national O.F. was released on 20/10/2015 as the 15-month prison sentence imposed on him was suspended for three years on the condition that he would attend a rehabilitation program. However, when the aforementioned person was released, the police authorities issued a detention order as well as a return decision on 06/11/2015, whereas on 06/02/2015 they decided to prolong his detention instead of releasing him and letting him join a rehabilitation program as set by the judicial authorities. It should also be noted that his subsequent asylum application had been rejected but the Appeals Committee referred him to the Ministry of Interior in order to apply for a residence permit on humanitarian grounds, which he did on 11/02/2016. Finally, we note that this particular detainee was suffering from hepatitis C and was HIV positive. He was released on 05/03/2016. 30 With the support of the Greek Council for Refugees 53

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