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06.10.2004 - A delegation of the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a visit to Moldova from 20 to 30 September 2004. It was the Committee's third periodic visit to Moldova, the previous visits having taken place in 1998 and in 2001.
The CPT's delegation examined developments as regards the treatment of persons detained by the police and the situation in prison establishments; it also reviewed the management of prisoners suffering from tuberculosis.
In the course of the visit, the delegation met relevant ministerial authorities, in particular Victoria IFTODI, Minister of Justice. The delegation also had a fruitful meeting with Valeriu BALABAN, Chief Public Prosecutor.
The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
- Pierre SCHMIT, Head of the delegation
(Luxemburger)
- Roger BEAUVOIS (French)
- Jean-Pierre RESTELLINI (Swiss)
- Erik SVANIDZE (Georgian)
They were supported by Genevičve MAYER, Deputy Executive Secretary of the CPT, and Cyrille ORIZET from the Secretariat of the CPT, and assisted by Barbara LUDWIG RUDOLF, Chief of Police, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland (expert) and Wlodzimierz MARKIEWICZ, Lecturer at Poznan University, former Director General of the Polish Prison Administration, Poland (expert).
The delegation visited the following places:
Law enforcement agencies
- Centre, Buiucani, Rīscani and Ciocana Police
Stations, Chisinau
- EDP (temporary detention facility) of the Chisinau
Police Inspectorate
- EDP of the Centre for the fight against economic crime
and corruption, Chisinau
- EDP and Police Stations of Briceni, Balti, Sāngerei,
Soroca, Telenesti
Prisons
- Prison No. 3, Chisinau
- Colony No. 4 and Prison No. 15, Cricova
- Pruncul Prison Hospital
- Reeducation Colony for Minors, Lipcani
- Unit for life-sentenced prisoners, segregation unit
and future hospital for prisoners suffering from tuberculosis at Prison No. 17,
Rezina
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