CAT/OP/ROU/1/Add.1 From the consultation records of the medical office, the medical examination records of inmates transferred and the emergency consultation registers, resulted that between 12.07 - 15.07.2016, and especially on the dates of 12 and 13.07 .2016, several people examined showed different physical signs of aggression, from excoriations to hematomas, bruises, nasal, facial injuries, self-induced cuts on the upper limbs. For a total of 4 people deprived of their liberty, were made referrals to the Forensic Service. Also, for all 4 cases, the Prosecutor's Office attached to Botoşani Court was notified. In view of the above, the Visit Reports of the Field on Prevention of Torture in Places of Detention (NPM) included a series of recommendations to Iaşi and Botoşani Penitentiaries, which referred to the following aspects: ● compliance with the provisions of Art. 2910 of the Law No. 35/1997 regarding the organization and functioning of the People's Advocate Institution, republished, as amended and supplemented, according to which "No person can be held accountable for the information communicated to the members of the visiting team", as well as the provisions of Art. 15 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, prohibiting intimidation, abuse or retaliation of persons deprived of their liberty after visits by representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism (Iaşi Penitentiary, Botoşani Penitentiary); ● managing the incidents according to the legal provisions, observing the principle of the proportionality in the use of the intervention procedures, without harming the physical integrity of the persons deprived of liberty or subjecting them to illtreatment (Iaşi Penitentiary, Botosani Penitentiary); ● identification of appropriate measures for negotiation and management of protests (Iasi Penitentiary, Botosani Penitentiary); ● guaranteeing unrestricted access to specialist healthcare for all persons deprived of their liberty involved in incidents; (Iaşi Penitentiary); ● hiring the medical personnel necessary for carrying out the medical activities in Iaşi and Botoşani Penitentiaries; ● the purchase of a means of transport, to ensure the access of persons deprived of their liberty to the medical care provided outside the penitentiary unit (Iaşi Penitentiary); ● examining the possibility of solving the inmates' claims, especially those related to overcrowding in Iasi Penitentiary (at the time of the visit 1467 persons deprived of their liberty were detained, with a legal capacity of 730 places, which represented an occupancy rate of approximately 201% of the legal capacity) and improving the conditions of detention in both penitentiaries. The findings of the visiting team were brought to the attention of both the National Administration of Penitentiaries and the Ministry of Justice. Also, the Field on Prevention of Torture in places of detention notified the Prosecutor's Office attached to Botoşani Court and the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Iasi Court, as well as the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Iasi Tribunal and the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Court of Appeal Iasi, who successively took over the criminal files. Regarding the recommendations sent, Iaşi and Botoşani Penitentiaries, as well as the National Administration of Penitentiaries, communicated the following responses: 48

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