From a monitoring group report: “I was taken in, all heavily beaten up, and the doctor said: Most importantly, you can stand on your feet, and issued a certificate.”105 From a monitoring group report: “The doctor did not ask anything at all, he even did not look at me, just wrote down that I was healthy.” 106 In the course of the interviews, 86 persons held in custody (17.2%) said that when they were admitted, they were examined by the TDF chief and officers. For instance, this was the case in the TDF in Balykchy and Naryn, and in the TDF under the Talas province Interior Department. Diagram 31. Who carried out medical examination upon placement in the TDF Doesn't know Chief or duty officer of the TDF Doctor/nurse from the ambulance Doctor from a human rights organization Doctor/medical assistant in the TDF Doctor/nurse from the regional hospital 3.2% 17.2% 6.0% 0.4% 3.0% 70.4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Diagram 32. Medical examination procedure upon placement in the TDF As can be deduced from the survey results, the medical examination procedure is not compliant with international standards, in particular the UN Istanbul Protocol (Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment). 105 106 Monitoring group report, No. 1-2/25. Monitoring group report, No. 1-7/8. 70

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