Special purpose methods of deprivation of liberty
130. The DGP was once again reminded that extensions to the detention period granted by the judicial authority for those persons who remain in the facilities for more than 72 hours pending their rejection should
always be noted in the record book, in accordance with the provisions in
article 60 of Organic Law 4/2000. This Suggestion has also been accepted
by the DGP.
Recording extensions to
detainment
§381 AR 2014
131. The video surveillance cameras should cover the entire facility,
including isolation rooms.
Video surveillance
§477 AR 2010
§380 AR 2014
132. None of the rooms have change machines so that detainees may
acquire food or drinks from the vending machines. In addition, in the Terminal 1 facility there is no food vending machine, which should be rectified.
It has also been suggested that the phone cards from the vending machines could be available at market prices. These Suggestions have been
accepted by the DGP.
133. Offices have been set up for confidential interviews with asylum
seekers and possible victims of trafficking, following the Recommendations of this institution.
Vending machines
Interview rooms
Officer in the Terminal 4S asylum facility
134. It has also been recommended that communication with the Red
Cross be improved so that this organisation is made aware of known cases of trafficking, and so that its members can inform the persons affected
of the procedures that they are going to carry out. This Suggestion has
also been accepted by the DGP.
Communication with
the Red Cross
135. Finally, the DGP was urged to investigate the behaviour of security officers who provide services in these facilities as well as their treatment of detainees. According to the detainees interviewed, the night prior
to the visit an officer had not allowed a family travelling together to sleep in
the same room, separating the mother from the rest of the family. It was
confirmed, from conversations with the rest of the staff in the facilities, that
it was not the first time that a security officer had displayed improper be-
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