In-country Legislation The in-country legislation provides for the right of suspected and accused persons to housing & living and healthcare provision, including in the period of their participation in the investigation and court proceedings.86 In accordance with the Law on the Procedure of the Detention, suspected and accused persons shall be provided with the living conditions that meet the requirements of hygiene, sanitation and fire safety, and with the individual sleeping accommodation, bedding, tableware and flatware. All cells shall be equipped with wireless receives and, if possible, with TV sets, refrigerators, and ventilation equipment. According to the law, the standard health area in the cell shall be 3.25 square meters per person.87 The Internal Regulations stipulate that suspected and accused persons shall be provided for free with the following articles for personal use for the period of stay in the detention center: - The sleeping accommodation, - Bedding, linens, - Tableware for the meal time. In accordance with the established standards and based on the number of detainees, suspected and accused persons shall be provided with the following for common use in the cell: - Soap (toilet and laundry) - Washing powder, - Paper for hygiene purposes, - Articles for cleaning the cells. Sewing needles, scissors, and other things, piercing-cutting items for household use, are given out to suspected and accused persons under control of the TDF officer-on-duty, with the above items withdrawn upon their use.88 The TDF cells are equipped with: - a table; - lavatory; - tap with running water; - a hanger for clothing; - a shelf for toiletries; - a tank for drinking water; - a litter-bin. Every day drinking water is given to the cells as and when needed. At least once a week, each suspected and accused person is given an opportunity to have shower for at least 15 minutes. A shaving kit is given to suspected and accused persons at their request at the scheduled time at least twice a week.89 Each TDF shall be equipped with: – a room with electric heating for food, a kettle, a cupboard, as well as the three-cell bathroom for washing dishes; – a room for storing bedding and personal belongings that are not allowed to be stored in cells where suspected or accused persons live; – a sanitary inspection room with the shower and disinfection heat formalin chamber, as well as other service and auxiliary facilities.90 86 88 89 90 87 Law on the procedure of the detention. Art. 16. Law on the procedure of the detention. Art. 22. Internal Regulations, Par. 2.3. Internal Regulations. Par. 2.1. Internal Regulations, Par. 2.2. Internal Regulations, Par. 2.4. 33

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