The Commissioner urged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding the abovementioned facts. In the response from the MIA it became aware that temporary detention places of police bodies of the Republic were equipped with beddings (pillow, mattress, blankets, bed sheets, pillow slips) in compliance with concerning decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and each detained or arrested person placed in the cell was provided with these belongings. Preparation of meals for detainees is being realized according to the agreement between relevant police body and corresponding public catering facilities and each person is provided with hot meal, bread, tea and other considered food stuffs in compliance with daily norms. The meals for persons detained in the temporary detention places of police departments functioning in the territory of Baku city are prepared in the canteen of the Baku City Police Department. Additionally, for wash of beddings in the temporary detention places appropriate agreement was signed with “Beyaz Chamashir” LLC, financial means were allocated for provision of detention places with household goods. Elimination of shortcomings and deficiencies revealed during conducted visits was provided, for allowing deficiencies in provision of rights of persons detained in temporary detention places the head of the Temporary Detention Place of Sumgayit City Police Department, for failing in registration of brought persons in compliance with demands of the corresponding normative legal acts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs the responsible officers on duty of Police stations No.1 and No.3 of Sumgayit CPD, police captains M. Pashayev and P. Dunyamaliyev, police major N. Hajiyev were brought to disciplinary responsibility. This should be noted that the NPG members conducted repeated visits to Sumgayit City Police Department TDP, Police Stations No.1 and No.3 of this Department, learned detention conditions, treatment of detainees and the situation with implementation of recommendations given during previous visits. During the conversation held with persons detained in TDP no complaints were received from them, personal files and registration books were reviewed, no deficiencies were observed. During the visit to Police Stations No.1 and No.3 no detained persons were there. It was observed that many of the recommendation given during previous visits to these institutions have been implemented, including improvement of detention conditions and documentation work in Sumgayit City DPO TDP and the abovementioned police stations. During the visits paid to Nizami DPO TDP and PS No.23, 24 and 25 the NPG members learned the detention conditions in these institutions, reviewed personal files and registration book of detainees. The Commissioner made appeal to the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding failure in moving of several persons 17

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