In the annual reports of the Ombudsman and her applications addressed to
relevant state authorities, proposals for restoration of manufacturing sites
existed at detention facilities and establishment of new manufacturing sites
equipped with modern equipment were made.
The Ombudsman considers that the mentioned actions may enable
improvement of prisoners, their professional training and ultimately, their
socialization, and payment of their debts arising from civil claims, including
alimonies, and material support of them to their families.
Although submission of an adequate warrant through the lawyers of
arrested and detained persons in 2017 at police bodies, posing of obstructions
for their meetings were observed in some cases. Among these, the Main
against Organized Crime Department, Sumgayit City Police Office and
Shirvan City Police Office may be noted49.
According to the Ombudsman, in general, there are still some faults in
provision of imprisoned persons with a quality legal aid. Applications lodged
to the Ombudsman in relation to negligent attitude of lawyers funded from the
government budget to their duties in a number of instances provide grounds to
say this. In this regard, the processes observed with accompaniment of
reforms in the work of the Bar Association of the Republic of Azerbaijan at
the end of the previous year are appreciated. The Ombudsman thinks that the
number of lawyers also important and there is a need to increase this number
in the country, particular in the regions.
Faults related to keeping of records and to logbooks in practice at
temporary detentions (TDP’s) and police officers are still faced quite a bit.
CPT considers that if united registration covering all actions taken on
registration of each arrested individual, all aspects of detention and on
arrested individuals is kept, key remedies for individuals arrested by police
would be strengthened and in its turn, the work of police would be
significantly facilitated50.
Among police offices with observed faults in keeping records, those of
Oguz, Khachmaz, Gazakh, Tovuz, Akstafa and Yevlakh regions may be
mentioned.
Also, it is important to provide individuals detained in TDP with qualified
medicines if needed in the context of their right to health. Medicines with
expired dates are still met in TDP in some cases.
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