page 23).
The Federal Agency found on its visit to Düsseldorf Federal Police Station that fire alarms
were only fitted in the rooms leading to the
detention cells. Fire alarms in the detention
cells are necessary in the view of the Federal
Agency in order to guarantee the safety of the
individuals in custody in the case of a fire. In
this respect, the Federal Agency recommends
examining whether they can be retro-fitted.
The plans for the new property should definitely provide for fire alarms to be fitted in the custody rooms, as provided for by 618.3 of the
Regulations, Guidelines, Instructions, Collections of Lists and Reference Works.
The Federal Agency recommends additionally
equipping both custody cells with additional
night lighting (e.g. dimmable lighting or night
lights).
Fire alarms had been installed in the detention cells in Düsseldorf Airport Federal
Police Station. These were said to be in
the ventilation system supplying the detention cells with fresh air.
The implementation of this proposal is
currently being examined.
6. Federal Police Station in Dresden and in the Federal Police Station at
Dresden Airport in May 2011
On 25 May 2011, the Federal Agency carried out a visit to the Federal Police Station in
Dresden and to the Federal Police Station at Dresden Airport. The inspection of the two units
covered the entire detention area as well as some questioning and search rooms. The Federal Police Station in Dresden has two detention cells, and the Federal Police Station at
Dresden Airport has two detention cells each in posts 1 and 2, as well as two detention
rooms which are used in removals. Furthermore, the return area was inspected in the Federal Police Station at Dresden Airport. The Federal Agency inspected detention documents
in both units here, and also had the return documentation submitted to it. A total of 1,129
persons were accommodated in the detention cells of Dresden Federal Police Station in the
period from 2009 to 2011. According to the documents presented, these were mostly people
taken into detention because of breaches of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz) or the
Asylum Procedure Act (Asylverfahrensgesetz), as well as requests in the INPOL and SIS
systems. Fewer individuals were taken into protective and preventive custody.
Recommendations of the Federal Agency
The Federal Agency indicates the need for
people to be promptly informed of their
rights in police custody. Above all, one
should stress here the right to inform relatives, to see a doctor, as well as to consult
an attorney. The Federal Agency had the
impression that the oral information provided
was not sufficiently well documented, so that
Reaction of the Federal Ministry of the
Interior
The Federal Police is said to guarantee, as a
matter of principle, that individuals are informed of their rights and duties in police
custody in accordance with section 41 of the
Federal Police Act (BPolG). Each person
who is deprived of their liberty on the basis
of police or criminal procedure powers is
said to be provided with appropriate infor-
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