3. SITUATION IN THE AGENCIES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OF GEORGIA 3.1.  INTRODUCTION The present report provides a review of findings resulting from the monitoring missions by the National Preventive Mechanism at the Public Defender’s Office to police departments and agencies under the control of the Ministry of Interior of Georgia. It is worth mentioning that during the monitoring the members of the National Preventive Mechanism were not impeded by any means and obstruction and moved freely within the district departments and detention facilities under the control of the Ministry of Interior. During the visits all staff members of the departments and detention facilities fully complied with the law and cooperated with the representatives of the Public Defender thus enabling the latter to implement a full-scale monitoring. According to the Minister of Interior’s Decree 108 of February 1, 2010195 ‘the following registration-identification logs of various purposes, electronic systems and documentations will be used to facilitate smooth operation of detention facilities: a) unified electronic database for registering detainees in detention facilities b) detainees registration log c) registration log for detainees’ medical assistance d) communications registry e) parcel registry f) protocols of detainees’ external examination g) list of prisons subject to guarded transfer h) watches’ paper i) protocol of personal examination j) archive card The monitoring team examined the registry of detainees and the logs of those transferred to detention facilities. The monitoring revealed that often registry and log entries were incomplete and inaccurate. More specifically, it is always clear when a person was detained by the police, when s/he was brought in the police department. Nor was follow up information provided. In addition, numbering tends to be incorrect and no indication of details pertaining to the breach of law. There are many cases when sections are left blank in the logs. Registries and logs run by the departments of Baghdati, Zestaponi, Tsageri, Sachkhere, Chiatura, Ambrolauri, Tkibuli, Samtredia and Terjola contained the most errors, while Vani, Khoni and Lentekhi district police departments turned out to be most consistent and accurate. 3.2.  PROTECTION FROM INAPPROPRIATE TREATMENT The right to protection from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment is one of the fundaments of a democratic state, enshrined in Article 3 of the Convention for the 195 Decree 108 of February 1, 2010 of the Minister of Interior of Georgia on Approving Additional Instructions for Standard By-laws, Statutes of Detention Facilities and Operations of Detention Facilities under the Ministry of Interior. Annex 3, Article 5 154 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM OF GEORGIA