The Federal Agency recommends to equip the detention rooms of the Federal Police Station at Dresden Airport with night lighting (e.g. dimmable lighting or a night light). The conversion of the lighting in the detention cells of the Federal Police Station at Dresden Airport is said to have now been commissioned from the airport operator and to be under examination by the latter. 7. Berlin Eastern Station Federal Police Station and Berlin-Lichtenberg Federal Police Station in June 2011 The Federal Agency carried out a visit to the Berlin Eastern Station Federal Police Station and to the Berlin-Lichtenberg Federal Police Station on 30 June 2011. The inspection at both units covered the entire detention area, as well as some questioning and search rooms. The Berlin Eastern Station Federal Police Station and the Berlin-Lichtenberg Federal Police Station each have two detention cells. The Federal Agency inspected the detention documents in both units. Recommendations of the Federal Agency The Federal Agency points to the need to immediately inform persons of their rights in police custody (cf. also C I. 6.) All rooms that were inspected were adequately heated and ventilated. However, they do not have daylight or natural ventilation. The Federal Agency would like to stress that daylight and natural ventilation are regarded as necessary. At least with new buildings, this should be considered in the construction planning (cf. C.I.6). The detention cells at the Eastern Station do not have any fire alarms. The Federal Agency points out that it considers fire alarms to be necessary in the cells or at least in the anteroom. Reaction of the Federal Ministry of the Interior The treatment of detained persons by the Federal Police is said to be regulated in section 41 of the Act on the Federal Police (Gesetz über die Bundespolizei). Moreover, the information was documented in individual cases by a record of the apprehension which also had to be signed by the person concerned. This record was said to include the information on appeals mentioned by the Federal Agency. The recommendation regarding daylight and natural ventilation that was made for the detention cells of Berlin Eastern Station Federal Police Station is said to be noted for the case of a new construction project. Detention facilities of the Federal Police, unlike prisons, were said in general to be only designed for a short detention period. Construction measures for the present cells were therefore not considered to be necessary. The Federal Police Headquarters is said to have requested the competent Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning to fit the facility with fire protection alarm systems. 33

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