reported cases of torture and other ill-treatment. This represents 97.1% of all persons interviewed in the PDFs. Diagram № 11 The pecentage and the proportion of individuals who reported and did not report cases of torture One of the main evidences of torture should be a medical examination on the admission to the detention facility. Persons admitted to the PDF, on the day of their arrival must undergo an initial medical examination by a medical worker of the PDF. The results of the medical examination must be filled in on outpatient card and on the observation of injuries – a sufficient act shall be drafted, which is signed by the assistant on duty, a medical officer and the person who brought the detainee. Out of 315 prisoners who informed the National Centre about torture at the time of placement in a detention center, 279 respondents, because of fear and threats by the operation officers, did not admit that they were subjected to physical violence. Diagram № 12 The percentage and the proportions of individuals who reported and did not report about torture upon arrival to the PDF 28 | Annual Report 2014

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