PART IV – Situation in places of detention Police units – police stations and rooms for detained persons In 2019 the NMPT visited 10 rooms for detained persons or persons brought for sobering-up within the organizational units of the Police48 (hereinafter: RDP) and 20 Police headquarters49 (hereinafter: PH). One of the above visits took place ad hoc to verify the method of treating persons apprehended by the Police in connection with the protest that was held in front of the Municipal Police Station in Konin. The protest was organized in response to the death of a 21-year-old man sustained as a result of firearm’s use by a Police officer50. Systemic problems Systemic problems mentioned by the NMPT in the annual report for 2018 still persist and await resolution that the Commissioner was arguing for51. Additionally, what is considered a systemic problem by the NMPT is the staffing situation in the Police, given the risk that this situation brings in relation to persons remaining under Police supervision. The overview of systemic problems alongside international standards in that regard is presented below. Staffing situation in the police What constitutes a major problem in inspected units is the staffing situation. The number of officers on duty in police stations is too low in relation to actual needs. That situation is particularly evident in those communes that report significant economic growth in which the actual number of residents is much higher that the number of individuals who are actually registered as residents. 48 49 50 51 30 RDP Zgierz (KMP.570.2.2019); RDP Przysucha (KMP.570.3.2019); RDP Myślibórz (KMP.570.6.2019); RDP Gniezno (KMP.570.7.2019); RDP Działdowo (KMP.570.11.2019); RDP Żyrardów (KMP.570.15.2019); RDP Nowy Dwór Gdański (KMP.570.23.2019); RDP Warszawa II KRP Ursynów (KMP.570.26.2019); RDP Wałbrzych (BPW.570.1.2019); RDP Konin (KMP.570.33.2019). Police station in Marki (KMP.570.1.2019); Police station in Kruszwica (KMP.570.8.2019); Police station in Serock (KMP.570.9.2019); Police station in Wieliszewo (KMP.570.10.2019); Police station in Wrocław-Krzyki (KMP.570.12.2019); Police station VI in Łódź (KMP.570.14.2019); Police station II in Łódź (KMP.570.13.2019); Police station III in Lublin (KMP.570.17.2019); Police station in Jabłonna (KMP.570.5.2019); Police station Warszawa-Wawer (KMP.570.4.2019); Police station in Nasielsk (KMP.570.20.2019); Police station in Nieporęt (KMP.570.21.2019); Police station IV in Łódź (KMP.570.19.2019); Police station III in Łódź (KMP.570.22.2019); Police station I in Łódź (KMP.570.24.2019); Police station in Ziębice (KMP.570.25.2019); Police station in Iłża (KMP.570.27.2019); Police station in Ząbki (KMP.570.28.2019); Police station in Zielonka (KMP.570.32.2019); Police station in Piaski (KMP.570.31.2019). RDP Konin (KMP.570.33.2019). Cf. Report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Poland in 2018. PART IV – Situation in places of detention