At the end of the visit, basing on the national and international standards, the legal awareness conversations were conducted with the DPO and TDP administrations regarding treatment of detainees, remedies, focusing on the matter of ensuring the accessibility of lawyers, as well as relevant recommendations were put forward on solution of the abovementioned cases, elimination of insufficiencies in the documentation and its improvement. The members of the National Preventive Group of the Ombudsman held an ad-hoc visit without prior notification in Sumgayit City Police Office PU No. 1. The purpose of the visit was investigation of the information spread in the internet resources on detention of A.R. by the PU No.1 of Sumgayit City Police Office, his subjection to ill-treatment and of the video-records16. In the disseminated video the damages in the body of A.R. were shown, and it was stated that those damages were made by the Chief and staff members of Sumgayit CPO PU No.1, as well as by the Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department. Within the frames of the visit, the situation with ensuring the detainess’ rights, treatment matters, as well as conduction of the relevant documentation were monitored. While reviewing the book of registration of persons brought to Sumgayit City Police Office PU No. 1 it was observed that at 11.35 am. on March 23, 2016, A.R. (in the disseminated video he stated that he was brought to the Police Unit at 7 am.), and other four persons were brought to Sumgayit CPO PU No. 1 regarding the occurred criminal case, their explanations were taken from them and they were let out at 2.10 pm., however it was observed that the corrections were made into that book on bringing and discharging hours. The Commissioner immediately urged to the Office of the Prosecutor General regarding conduction of urgent investigation with appointment of relevant expertise upon the results of the conducted investigation and gathered materials. In order to check the status of conduction of the documentation, “the journals of registration of persons brought to the police bodies, as well as of juveniles” were investigated. During this, it was observed that in certain parts of the journal there were roughs and the unit administration was given recommendations on elimination of such cases; the legal awareness conversations were held with the staff members on efficient ensuring the rights of citizens when inviting to the unit, also as suspected persons. 16 http://www.bbc.com/azeri/azerbaijan/2016/03/160329_beaten_by_police 24

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