Annual report 2011: Spain’s National Preventive Mechanism Table 21. Arrests by the Regional Police Force of Navarre entailing confinement in cells, broken down by stations Station Nº of detainees Alsasua 29 Elizondo 64 Estella 91 Pamplona 798 Sangüesa 15 Tafalla 129 Tudela 290 Total 1,416 Source: own work based on data provided by the Dept. of the Presidency, Public Administration & the Interior of the Regional Govt. of Navarre. 1 of the 2 complaints filed against officers of the Regional Police Force of Navarre is being investigated by the competent court No arrests with confinement in cells were made by the General Police Force of the Canary Islands Two complaints for wrongful practices or alleged torture, mistreatment or cruel or inhuman treatment committed by officers of this force against persons deprived of liberty at police establishments or in transit were filed in 2011. The first was for defamation while a detainee was being processed at the Regional Police station in Tafalla, filed against two corporals serving in the Protection & Public Assistance Unit [Grupo de Protección y Atención Ciudadana] at the said station, one of whom was the leading officer in the process. This complaint was heard by the competent court and provisionally closed and dismissed, so no action was taken against the officers in question. The second was filed by a detainee after release, against a corporal and a constable attached to the Information Division [División de Información] and the officers in charge of preparing police reports on the grounds that the detention had been prolonged irregularly. The detainee also complained of having received inhuman treatment during the detention. The allegations affected 6 officers, all attached to the Detainee Custody & Transfer Unit [Grupo de Custodia y Traslado de Detenidos]. This complaint is currently being investigated by the competent court. Finally, the Department of the Economy, Treasury and Security of the Regional Government of the Canary Islands reports that no arrests entailing confinement in cells were made at either of the two stations of the General Police Force of the Canary Islands in 2011. It is also reported that no complaints were filed for alleged torture, mistreatment, cruel or inhuman treatment or wrongful practices committed by CGPC officers against persons deprived of liberty at police establishments or in transit, so no internal investigations were carried out. 54    THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN