CAT/OP/CYP/1/Add.1 Order “Rights and Treatment of Detained Persons” will also be amended in order to comply with the Law. 14. The Minister of Justice and Public Order, mindful of the need for Police Officers’ to fully respect citizens, has sent official orders to the Chief of the Police, asking him to take additional measures so that the members of Cyprus Police fully comprehend the notions of responsibility, respect and protection of all citizens. 15. All Police Officers who perform administrative work show alertness and intervene in time in cases where there appears to be danger of authority abuse and violation of citizen human rights. Additionally, instructions were given in order to reinforce the members’ education, especially through training on protection, respect for human rights, police ethics and legal framework application, supported by other state services or academic foundations. 16. In this regard, the Police has taken various measures for the promotion of human rights, the protection of the rights of detainees and the prevention of ill-treatment. Some of these actions are listed below: 1. Circular letters 17. As regards ill-treatment, the Chief of Police, following instructions from the Minister of Justice and Public Order, has issued circular letters, (dated 2.7.2014, 17.9.14 and 10.3.15) informing Police members that the Attorney General, after having examined various criminal interrogations and administrative investigations concerning citizens’ allegations of abuse and/or exercise of violence by Police members, gave instructions that when such allegations are reported, he must be informed promptly (within a maximum of 24 hours), so as to enable him to exercise his powers, which includes the power to assign independent criminal investigators to examine the allegations. Furthermore, the Independent Authority for the Investigation of Allegations and Complaints against the Police, which has competence to act ex-proprio motu, must also be informed within 24 hours. 18. Moreover, the Attorney General gave the following instructions on procedures to be followed by the Police: • The previous practice of Police conducting administrative or criminal investigation of such cases is terminated; • Whenever a person files a complaint of having been abused or subjected to violence by Police members, he/she must be examined by a forensic pathologist, who in turn must submit a relevant report on his/her findings. The report is then forwarded to the Attorney General; • If such a complaint is filed by a foreign national, the Head of the Aliens and Immigration Service is also informed, so that no deportation proceedings are executed; • In addition, circulars are also sent to members of the Police concerning human rights and treatment of detainees. Specifically, instructions were given to all police personnel on the following issues: - Transportation of all immigration detainees from police detention centers to Menoyia Detention Center within 48 hours, - Implementation of the visiting schedule, according to the relevant Police Standing Order and placement of signs in all police stations with the visiting hours, - Information of persons arrested and detained of their rights, both orally and in writing, - Systematic inspection of detainees’ files in order to ensure the proper completion of the file, - Placement of the Detainees Rights in the cells, - Guaranteeing the right of the arrested person for contacting a person of his/her choice in the presence of the Police, 4