Short-term deprivation of liberty
Nationals at the port of Almería it was observed that the communal cells had
metal mesh ceilings, and at the two cells in the local police station in Valverde del
Camino (Huelva) the inside windows were also fitted with bars. It was therefore
requested that they be replaced in line with the criteria set out in paragraphs 47
and 208 and elsewhere in the Annual Report 2010, on the grounds that they are
dangerous and could be used by detainees to injure themselves or attempt suicide. The DGP reports that the shortcoming observed at the district police station
in Ayamonte (Huelva) is to be corrected, and accepts the recommendation of the
Ombudsman concerning the Primary Attention and Detention Centre for Foreign Nationals at the port of Almería, though implementation of the changes requested is conditional on the availability of funding. The Department of Governance and Justice of the Regional Government of Andalusia reports that the
possibility of changing the cell doors at the courthouse buildings in Huelva and
Ayamonte (province of Huelva) to prevent detainees from injuring themselves is
being considered.
Bars on the door of a cell at
the local police station in
Photo 12
La Carolina (Jaén)
THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN
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