ANNUAL REPORT 2019-OMBUDSMANNATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM
10. The beds in the detention rooms should be equipped with the necessary means for rest and overnight stay - a suitable mattress, clean
blankets and pillows;
11. In cases when detainees are detained at the Police Station, that is
persons deprived of liberty whose number exceeds the capacity of
the Police Station for detention of persons, their detention should be
short-term (not more than 4 hours), and in cases when there is a need
for long-term detention, these persons should be transported to the
nearest Police Stations that meet the conditions for detention of people;
12. Increasing the number of shift managers/employees for admission
in the Police Station and mandatory training of these officials in the
part of the practical implementation of the “Standard operating procedures for dealing with persons whose right to freedom of movement
is restricted (detained, deprived of liberty and detained persons);
13. To issue certificates for temporarily confiscated items from the detained person and to issue certificates for their return;
14. The NPM team recommends that the police officers from all levels of
command and operation in the police stations be acquainted with the
competencies and the mandate of the NPM;
15. To provide an adequate vehicle whereby the transport of the detained,
that is persons deprived of liberty and detained persons will always be
performed in a humane, safe and secure manner;
16. Greater diligence and orderliness regarding the entry of data in the
written records and documentation in the police station;
17. To request the Bar Association to submit an updated list of lawyers
through which the detained persons will be able to exercise their right
to legal aid. The police station to inform the Bar Association about
the situations when lawyers, from the list of duty lawyers called in
the period from 20:00 to 08:00 in the morning, refuse to respond and
provide legal assistance to the detained persons.
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