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
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