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[12.06.03] - A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has recently carried out a 6-day visit to Hungary. The visit, which began on 30 May 2003, was the Committee's third to Hungary.
The purpose of the visit was to review the treatment of remand prisoners in police and prison establishments in Budapest. Particular attention was paid to the activities provided to remand prisoners, which is a major issue of concern to the Committee following the findings during the two previous visits to Hungary.
The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
• Silvia CASALE, President of the CPT, Head of delegation (British)
• Mario FELICE (Maltese)
• Pieter Reinhard STOFFELEN
(Dutch).
They were assisted by Michael LEVY, Medical doctor, Corrections Health Service, Matraville, New South Wales (Australia), and Wolfgang RAU, Head of Unit, of the CPT's Secretariat.
In the course of the visit, the CPT's delegation met Tibor PÁL, State Secretary, Ministry of the Interior, István SOMOGYVÁRI, Executive State Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Ferenc TARI, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Justice, as well as other senior officials of these ministries. The delegation also held discussions with Péter POLT, General Prosecutor, and Albert TAKÁCS, General Deputy of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Rights of the Citizen.
The delegation carried out follow-up visits to the Police Central Holding Facility in Budapest and Budapest Remand Prison, and visited for the first time the 2nd and 4th District Police Stations of the capital.
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