ANNUAL REPORT 2019-OMBUDSMANNATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM 2.8.1. Material conditions Rooms for interrogation and conversation with persons deprived of liberty and minors There are two separate rooms in this Police Station, one of which is used as a reception room for detained and detained persons and a room for interrogation and conversation with police inspectors, while the second room is used as a room for the shift manager. In the same office, protective measures were taken by this station, that is, the chairs and tables were attached to the floor and they cannot be misused in the direction of injury or self-harm. These rooms are equipped with appropriate video surveillance. In one of these rooms, two pieces of wood (ex: handle, etc.) were noticed, which could serve as means of intimidation or harassment, which is why the NPM team believes that they should not be kept in the room of the shift manager, that is, the interrogation room and that they should be removed immediately. The Law on Justice for Children stipulates that a conversation with a child is conducted in special rooms suitable for conversation with a child, but the Shtip Police Station does not have such a room. Detention rooms The police station has 3 detention rooms (individual, that is, with one bed), which are used to accommodate detained persons. Detention rooms meet international standards in terms of the size of the premises, that is, the standards established by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture. Namely, all rooms have an area of 7.5 m². Detention rooms are equipped with standardized beds attached to the floor. The rooms are made in a way and from materials that provide a high degree of protection of people from injuries, and as an additional protective measure is the video surveillance set in all detention rooms. In addition to the premises, there is video surveillance in the hallway in front of the detention premises. Also, a call system (intercom) was installed in the detention rooms, which was in operation in two detention rooms, while in the third it did not work. In the hallway in front of the detention rooms, the rights of the detained persons in several languages are emphasized in a visible place. In the three rooms there are windows with protective glass. Remains of broken glass were found in one of the rooms on the floor, and traces of blood were seen in another room. The Shtip Police Station does not have a special room for conversations 66