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9. Persons deprived of their liberty at the places of detention visited by the NPM
The members of the visiting delegation visited the rooms of the Holding
Facility, inspected the relevant documents, made interviews with the detainees and the staff members of the Holding Facility on duty, and had a
look at the detainee transport vehicle parked in the courtyard and its equipment. The visiting delegation examined the detainees’ nutrition, healthcare
and methods of maintaining contacts.
The visiting delegation found cleanliness and order in the Holding Facility;
however, the unique window-opening device used in the cells and its handling was dangerous and suitable for inflicting self-harm. I requested that
the head of the Fejér County Police Headquarters take action to have the
window-opening devices replaced in the cells of the Holding Facility.
Hallway
of the Holding Facility
of the Fejér County Police
Headquarters
It was worrisome that at the Holding Facility, the medical documentation
on detainees, as well as the other official documents of the detainees, was
stored in an open wooden crate in the office of the commanding officer, and
they were thus accessible for the members of the custodial officers. The lack
of various life-saving and other medical appliances, disinfectants, disposable gloves, and the insufficient equipment of the doctor ’s office jeopardized not only the medical care provided for the detainees but the health of
the medical personnel as well. I asked the head of the Fejér County Police
Headquarters to take action with a view to the proper storage and safeguarding of the medical documentation in connection with the detainees,
as well as to procuring the missing equipment from the doctor ’s office.
Concerning the catering of the detainees, the visiting delegation did not
remark any fundamental-rights-related impropriety. Nevertheless, I asked
the head of the Fejér County Police Headquarters to ensure that the food
for the detainees is delivered in a special food transporting vehicle, that the
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