their arrival, he claims that police officers inflicted serious violence which caused them to suffer serious neck pain. Y.M. reports to have witnessed several instances of violence against others in quarantine. After a census check, two officers entered the container which Y.M. was laying down in. Y.M. claims the officer yelled degrading language at Y.M. whilst the other held them against the wall and hit them several times in the face. A.M.Y. is an individual with a visual impairment who was held in the mandatory quarantine and beaten by police officers. He reported that on 24 October 2022 at 23.00, two police officers burst into their container and questioned them regarding their English abilities. They were then slapped several times in the face, once hitting them in the eye and causing them to experience acute pain since. A.M.Y. claims they were later visited by two individuals who introduced themselves as the ‘Director of CCAC Samos’ and as the ‘chief of police’. A.M.Y. claims they apologised to A.M.Y. and brought them to the Samos hospital.[141] © Sam Jubb The ECtHR held that for those deprived of their liberty in detention, physical violence which is not ‘strictly necessary’ by their own conduct, "diminishes human dignity" and is an infringement of their Article 3 rights.[142] H.A. was unable to receive medical treatment until after they had left quarantine, exacerbating their ill-treatment.[143] [141] Nektaria Psarakis. 2023. Άγρια κακοποίηση προσφύγων στο ΚΕΔ Σάμου από αστυνομικούς – «Ξεκινάμε άμεσα ΕΔΕ», η απάντηση της ΕΛ.ΑΣ στο TPP. Available here. [142] Keenan v United Kingdom [2001] ECHR (App no 27229/95). [143] Preminiy v Russia [2011] ECHR (App no 44973/04), para 111. Page 39