or that they do not know whether the detainee really wants to meet with a lawyer.226 In 2019, the Public Defender's Office had a similar case, when, according to the detainee's wife, the detainee's lawyer and the Public Defender's representative were not allowed to enter the administrative building of the Kvemo Kartli Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It should also be noted that the time allocated for the detainee to request or contact a lawyer is still not prescribed.227 As for the provision of information to the family about the detention of a person, according to the data processed by the Special Preventive Group, families were informed of the above within statutory three hours228 in 94.4% of cases. It is welcome that positive dynamics has been maintained in this regard.229 At the same time, it is important to ensure that progress does not stop, as the exercise of the right to inform the family is directly related to the detainee's access to a lawyer. In their interviews with the Special Preventive Group, detainees, as well as lawyers, said that lawyers were mainly contacted by a family member/relative and not by a police officer. Access to a doctor, medical examination – The monitoring results show that detainees, during their presence under police control, were mostly provided with medical care in time, except for few cases. For example:  The detainee indicated that he was suffering from pains due to the injuries received during a car accident, was bleeding from the head and face and had bruises on various parts of the body, although he received medical care four hours later, in the temporary detention facility. After examining the medical records of the temporary detention facility, the Special Preventive Group  assumed that the detainee needed urgent medical assistance. The detainee says he was in need of medical assistance, due to his bleeding wound, from the moment of the detention. He received medical treatment late, after the isolator refused to admit him and referred him to a medical facility. The same detainee was prescribed medicines, which he could receive only after being placed in the penitentiary facility.  The interview with the detainee, as well as the examination of the medical records of the temporary placement isolator, made it clear that the detainee needed medical assistance due to the concussion and trauma sustained as a result of beating after his detention. However, despite his request, he could not receive assistance at the police facility. After being placed in a temporary placement isolator, the detainee was taken to a clinic, where he was examined and diagnosed with concussion. 226 52.8% of the lawyers interviewed online reported cases when the detainee had requested a lawyer but no one contacted them in 2019. 55.9% said that their first meeting with the detainee was delayed and the detainee had already been questioned, had been threatened or had suspicious bodily injuries when they arrived. 227 Facilities do not have documentation, which would have provided the details of requesting and accessing the lawyer. Interviews with the detainees show that their request to have a lawyer was not documented. 228 Part 1 of Article 177 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia. 229 The dynamics according to years: 2017 - 71%, 2018 - 86.8%. 84

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