Azerbaijan, Baku, May 19 / Trend /
Employees of the National Preventive Mechanism Group (NPM) to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by the Office of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman inspected the Azerbaijani Justice Ministry Penitentiary Service's Baku Detention Facility.
The office's employees met with 26 people at the facility, explaining to them their rights.
The detained did not complain about the detention conditions, or management treatment, instead complaining about unfair sentencing.
Two of the detainees reported the use of aggression during their arrest. In this regard, the Office of the Ombudsman appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office.
Employees also inspected the temporary detention facilities of the Yasamal District Police Department and several other detention centers. No violations were detected.
The management of the facilities were provided with recommendations on improving the detention conditions.