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14.09.2005 - A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a visit to Greece from 27 August to 9 September 2005. It was the Committee’s fourth periodic visit to Greece.
The CPT's delegation followed up a number of issues examined during previous visits concerning the treatment of persons detained by law enforcement agencies, and focused particular attention on detention facilities for aliens in the eastern Aegean and Thrace. In addition, the delegation visited a number of prisons, including the Korydallos Prison Complex, and examined the treatment of patients at Corfu Psychiatric Hospital.
The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
- Mario FELICE, Head of delegation
(Maltese)
- Marija DEFINIS GOJANOVIC (Croatian)
- Pétur HAUKSSON (Icelander)
- Andres LEHTMETS (Estonian)
- Vitolds ZAHARS (Latvian)
They were supported by Hugh CHETWYND, Head of Unit, and Marco LEIDEKKER of the CPT's Secretariat, and assisted by two experts, Barbara LUDWIG, Chief of Police, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, and Alan MITCHELL, Former Head of the Scottish Prison Health Care Service, United Kingdom.
In the course of the visit, the delegation met Georgios VOULGARAKIS, Minister of Public Order, Georgios KONSTANTOPOULOS, Deputy Minister for Social Solidarity, Ioannis JOANNOS, Secretary General of the Ministry of Merchant Marine, Christina PETROU, Director General of Prisons, and Spiros KYRIAKOPOULOS, Director General, Ministry of National Defence, as well as other senior officials from relevant Ministries and Services. The delegation also met Andreas TAKIS, Deputy Ombudsman, and representatives of Greek civil society.
The delegation visited the following places:
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Public Order
Attica prefecture
- Athens Police Headquarters,
Alexandras Avenue
- Kypseli Police Station (Athens)
- Omonia Police Station (Athens)
- Drapetsona Police Station (Piraeus)
- Petro Rali Special holding facility
- Holding Areas at Athens Airport
- Hellinikon Holding Centres for
illegal immigrants
- Piraeus Transfer Centre
Chios prefecture
- Chios Town Police Station
- Chios Temporary Reception Centre
for illegal immigrants
Evros prefecture
- Alexandroupolis Police Station
- Peplos Special holding facility for
illegal immigrants
- Feres Border Police Station
- Soufli Border Police Station
- Tichero Border Police Station
Corfu prefecture
- Corfu Town Security Police sub-directorate
Lesvos Prefecture
- Mytilini Police Headquarters
- Mytilini Special holding facility
for illegal immigrants
Rodopi Prefecture
- Iasmos Border Police Station
- Komotini Police Station
- Vena Special holding facility for
illegal immigrants
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Justice
- Chios Judicial prison
- Komotini Judicial prison
- Korydallos Men’s Prison
- Korydallos Women’s Closed Prison
- Korydallos Prison Hospital
- Korydallos Psychiatric Hospital
Establishment under the authority of the Ministry of Health
- Corfu Psychiatric Hospital
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Merchant Marine
- Chios Port Authority
- Mytilini Port Authority
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