The Federal Agency recommends to fit all
detention cells with suitable washable, inflammable mattresses. The Federal Police
gave an on-the-spot assurance that appropriate mattresses would be procured.
The Federal Police said that the detention
cells were designed only for brief stays.
Mattresses were therefore only provided
when actually needed. The units of the
Federal Police had however all been supplied with appropriate mattresses after an
examination had been carried out by the
Federal Police Headquarters.
5. Federal Police Stations in Düsseldorf Airport and Düsseldorf in January
2011
The Federal Agency carried out inspection visits to the Federal Police Stations in Düsseldorf
Airport and in Düsseldorf on 19 and 20 January 2011.
The inspection of Düsseldorf Airport was limited to the return area. Here, the Federal Agency
held private talks with all persons to be returned and also attended a briefing session. Additionally, the Federal Agency inspected a medical examination room in Module F.
The inspection of Federal Düsseldorf (Main Station) Police Station included the entire detention area, as well as the questioning and search rooms. Furthermore, questions regarding
the respective workplace were discussed with some staff members. The Federal Agency
inspected detention documents and had itself handed out an overview of the complaint
events in 2010.
Recommendations of the Federal Agency
Metal fixation devices were on the mats. The
Federal Agency stresses that it did not find
any such fixation devices on previous inspections of units of the Federal Police. The provision contained in 618.3 of the Regulations,
Guidelines, Instructions, Collections of Lists
and Reference Works (Bestimmungen, Richtlinien, Anweisungen, Sammlungen von Katalogen und Nachschlagewerken – BRAS) also
does not contain any such requirement. Fixation should be restricted to the shortest possible time, respecting the strictest proportionality. Here, the fixated person must be monitored
constantly and directly by a staff member. Furthermore, persons should not be fixated with
police handcuffs since handcuffs constitute a
considerable risk of injury, particularly with
persons who are exited.
One of the detention cells in the Federal Police
Station in Düsseldorf is fitted with an in-ground
toilet which can be completely viewed by a
wide-angel spy-hole (for a legal evaluation cf.
30
Reaction of the Federal Ministry of the
Interior
It was said that the Federal Police Headquarters had ordered the removal of all
remaining fixation facilities in detention
cells on 25 March 2011.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior is said
to have already stated its position on the
use of wide-angel spy-holes in detention
doors on another occasion (cf. C.I.3).
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