E/CN.4/1993/26 page 51 (c) Dina Kalakou. She was heavily beaten all over her body; (d) Maria Nikolaides. A police officer reportedly grabbed her by the hair and banged her head against a wall; (e) clubs. Georgios Meriziotis. He was beaten on the head, ribs and legs with 235. With respect to these cases, the Government reported that the Public Prosecutor had brought penal charges against the policemen responsible for unintentional severe physical injury, dangerous bodily injury, light physical injury, verbal abuse and threat, and ordered an investigation to be conducted by the 15th Regular Examining Magistrate of Athens. This investigation has not yet been completed. The administrative investigation of the case was conducted by the Security Directorate of Attica. The results showed that the injuries caused were explained by the fact that the police had to use violence, which was absolutely necessary and lawful, in their effort to arrest the bill-posters who were verbally abusing the police officers and offered resistance in order to hinder the police in performing their lawful duties. If during the judicial investigation of the case it is proved that certain police officers are to be held accountable for their actions, the Ministry of Public Order will impose the appropriate disciplinary sanctions. 236. In concluding its reply with respect to the individual cases, the Government commented that from the analysis of the evidence available, it was objectively and impartially proven that the allegations of torture or ill-treatment were unfounded, or at least exaggerated, and that the issue of torture or inhuman treatment of persons in the country should not be raised, since: (a) The legal framework instituted for the protection of human rights and liberties and for the prevention of any form of inhuman treatment is not only sufficient and responds to the spirit and letter of United Nations declarations, but it is also fully observed and implemented; (b) In the very few and isolated cases in which the conduct of a very few policemen, out of a force of 42,000, was not proper or that provided by the regulations, investigations were conducted according to the penal and disciplinary provisions and the appropriate sanctions were imposed. In some of these cases where the judicial and administrative investigation have not yet been completed, the appropriate sanctions will be imposed. Despite the fact that there may be extenuating circumstances in favour of the police officers accused deriving from the circumstances and the conditions under which the incidents occurred (transgression of the limits of self-defence, violent riots, etc.) and the fact that similar cases may exist for all the police forces in the world, all such cases are always subjected to judicial and administrative investigation and control.