Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.29 / Trend /
Members of the Group of National Preventive Mechanism Against Torture visited then police stations N.1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Sumgait City Police Department, and the temporary detention center of the Absheron Region Police Department, following the order of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova.
During the monitoring, detention conditions in the temporary detention center and Sumgait's police stations were inspected, while interviews of people in temporary detention center and those arrested in administrative order were also taken, informing them about their rights, the Ombudsman's Office said.
Not many complaints were made by the prisoners about the detention conditions, the institution's leadership and the staff's attitude towards them.
However, during the inspection, it was found that one prisoner was not provided with necessary medical assistance when he needed it, while in some cases, barriers were created to transfer homemade food to suspects.
During the inspection of the temporary detention center of the Absheron Region Police Department, the need for major repairs was noted, due to which the prisoners kept there would soon be transferred to a temporary detention center of the Yasamal District Police Department.
The collected facts will later be investigated jointly with the Interior Ministry.