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Strasbourg, 07.10.2008 - A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to Greece from 23 to 29 September 2008.
The main objective of the visit was to examine the treatment of persons detained by law enforcement agencies. Particular attention was paid to the situation of irregular migrants detained under Aliens legislation who are held in either police/border guard stations or in special holding facilities under the responsibility of the Ministry of Interior.
In the course of the visit, the delegation held consultations with the Minister of the Interior, Prokopis PAVLOUPOULOS, the Deputy Minister of Interior, responsible for Public Order, Panagiotis CHINOFOTIS, and the Secretary General of the Minister of Justice, Konstantine GLETSOS, as well as with the Chief Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, Giorgos SANIDAS, and the Commander in Chief of the Hellenic Police Force, Lieutenant-General Vassilios TSIATOURAS. The delegation also met representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
- Mario FELICE, Head of delegation
(Maltese),
- Dan DERMENGIU (Romanian),
- Pétur HAUKSSON (Icelander),
- George TUGUSHI (Georgian).
They were supported by Kristian BARTHOLIN and Marco LEIDEKKER of the CPT’s
Secretariat.
The delegation visited the following establishments:
Attica Prefecture:
- Akropolis Police Station
- Exarhia Police Station
- Kypseli Police Station
- Omonia Police Station
- Petrou Ralli Holding Facility for
irregular migrants
- Aspropyrgos Holding Facility for
irregular migrants
- Amygdaleza Special Holding Facility
for irregular migrants
Alexandroupoli Prefecture:
- Alexandroupoli Police Station
- Feres Border Guard Station
- Soufli Border Guard Station
- Tichero Border Guard Station
Drama Prefecture:
- Drama Police Station
Orestiada Prefecture:
- Isaakio Border Guard Station
- Metaxades Border Guard Station
- Neo Himoni Border Guard Station
- Filakio Special Holding Facility
for irregular migrants
Rhodopi Prefecture:
- Iasmos Border Guard Station
Lesbos Prefecture:
- Mytilini Police Station
- Pagani Special Holding Facility for
irregular migrants
Thessaloniki Prefecture:
- Aristotelous Police Station
- Kordello Border Guard Station
- Monasteriou Security Police
detention facility
- Thermi Border Guard Station
- Aliens Division Detention facility
Xanthi Prefecture:
- Xanthi Police and Border Guard
Station.
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