116 10. Dialogue on the measures taken by the NPM In his opinion, the modification of Interior Minister ’s decree No. 56/2014 (XII. 5.) BM in line with my recommendation would be contrary to the provisions set out in the Prison Code. Although in the case of apprehended persons, the option of the free choice of medical doctors is not excluded by law, he did not think that ensuring this opportunity was justified for the limited period of the deprivation of liberty. I repeatedly called the attention of the Minister of the Interior to that, in accordance with the general opinion of the CPT, as long as the medical treatment of the detainees is the responsibility of the medical doctor provided by the police authority, it should be ensured that the detainees may ask to be examined by the physician selected by them, in order to prevent ill-treatment.239 10.3.6. Holding facility of the Fejér County Police Headquarters240 At the time of my visit to the holding facility of the Fejér County Police Headquarters (hereinafter the Holding Facility), i.e. on October 19, 2017, the number of places was 34, which were occupied by 7 male detainees. The occupancy of the holding facility was 21%. Of the 7 detainees, 4 were in pre-trial custody, while 3 in criminal detention. There were no minors or persons with disabilities among the detainees. During my visit, I found the mobile window-opening devices used in the cells dangerous and suitable for self-harming, this is why I proposed that they be replaced. The head of the holding facility of the Fejér County Police Headquarters and that of its supervisory body, i.e. the National Police Headquarters informed me that in their opinion, the above-mentioned device and its use did not expose the detainees to any direct threats. The guards always ensured the possibility for the detainees to open and close the windows, at the request of the detainees, so this practice does not involve the humiliation of the detainees, and their right to physical health was thus also enforced. Mobile window-opening devices came to be used in order to ensure that these could not be possessed by the detainees without supervision, that they did not cause any physical injury to the detainees or the security personnel, and thus, to make sure that the earlier exposure to danger decreased. I accepted the response given to my recommendation. I asked the head of the holding facility of the Fejér County Police Headquarters to take care of the appropriate storage of the medical documentation concerning the detainees. The head of the holding facility of the Fejér County Police Headquarters ensured that the envelopes containing the medical documents were stored in a closed stand-alone safe in the office of the guard com239 240 Sections 36 and 37 of the 2nd General Report on the CPT’s Activities [CPT/Inf (92) 3]. Report No AJB-510/2018.