ANNUAL REPORT 2019-OMBUDSMANNATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM Sanitary node As part of the Demir Hisar Police Station, there are separate toilets for detainees and employees. In the part where the detention rooms are located, there is a special toilet that is used exclusively by the detained persons. After the inspection of the toilet, the NPM did not notice any items that could serve for self-harm of the detained persons, but the hygiene was at a low level. 2.12.2. Realization of the rights of the detained persons In the Police Station, posters with the rights of the summoned persons, persons deprived of liberty and detained persons, as well as the persons, victims of criminal offenses, in several languages, are displayed in several places. Namely, according to the received information, the persons deprived of liberty are always informed about their rights during the very arrest in the police station. All detained persons are notified of the right to consult a defence counsel, but very rarely the detained person seeks a defence counsel from the register that is made available to them, because the person already has his/her own defence counsel. A person deprived of liberty is also guaranteed the right to food, and the standard operating procedures of the Ministry of Interior determine a meal for the detained person during the detention period (if the person is detained for more than 6 hours). There is no inspector at the Police Station who will work exclusively with children. The issue of juvenile delinquency is taken over/covered by the criminal police inspector, to whom this matter has been delegated. The NPM team also inspected the shift manager’s room and determined that it was tidy and properly equipped. From the inspection in the room of the shift manager, it was determined that the rights of the citizens are displayed in it, which gives an opportunity for the summoned, detained or detained persons to be informed and acquainted with their rights. Also, in the room of the shift manager, there are several copies in plasticized form, on which the rights of the persons deprived of liberty are displayed. 2.12.3. Records and registers of detained persons The general conclusion of the team of the National Preventive Mechanism is that the registers are filled in neatly and legibly and that there is a logical flow and following of the events in the books, without crossing out in any of the sections. During the inspection of the Record for complaints from citizens against police of- 96