well as to take medical examination of the detainees, transferred from TDP to the investigation isolator. As a result of the investigation taken by the NPG, the police Mayor, Y. Khaligov got severe reprimand, whereas the police captain V. Aliyev of Sheki City and District Police Department got a reprimand in accordance with the relevant decision for cruelty and rude behavior against an applicant by breaking the Conduct of Ethics of the Employees of Ministry of Internal Affairs. As well as, during another investigation, it was found that deputy of the head of Khatai DPO PU No. 37 failed to ensure proper investigation in relation to the request of the complainant called to “102” hotline service of MIA with regard to illegal actions of the investigator, entrusted the execution of the case to the applicant himself, instead. For the abovementioned failures, the deputy to the head of Khatai DPO PU No. 37 and his investigator were brought to the administrative responsibility. In the frame of the activity of the Ombudsman as an NPM, all shortcomings revealed by the NPG, were solved through preventive measures and Ombudsman’s motions to the MIA and positive developments were achieved accordingly. 2.2.2. Institutions of the Ministry of Justice Penitentiary Service Preventive visits and measures towards ensuring the rights of detainees in the penitentiary institutions were progressed within the activity of the Commissioner as an NPM. In general, in 2015, 39 penitentiary facilities under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan were conducted 104 scheduled and ad-hoc visits.29 During the visits, private meetings were held with 1012 inmates and the custody condition, access to health care, upholding of honor and dignity of prisoners, the prohibition of torture were the issues of focus of attention. Right to social security, to health, to appeal and to counsel of the prisoners in the penitentiary institutions were also subjects of the investigation. As a consequence of the conducted visits, it was found that measures for bringing custody conditions of prisoners and detainees in the penitentiary institutions into compliance with international standards have been continued in 2015 as well. Hence, penitentiary institutions and investigation isolators, including their roofs and toilets were renovated; conditions in dorms and investigation isolators were improved; heating system was installed; rooms for phone conversations, visiting rooms, classes, investigation and lawyer’s rooms, 29 See, Annex 1, Diagram 1 and 3 29