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transferred to the Kos Prison, where the conditions were nice. The food was good, he could
use the telephone any time; social services and the church helped them.
Zahir Ghozi Nahib, aged 26, from Iraq (living in Italy) was arrested on 1 or 2 October
2010, when he was visiting his friends, during a fight with a Greek in a bar. The police
brought him to Petrou Ralli Police Station. He was handcuffed for 2 days with his hands on
the back while sitting on the floor of his cell. He was kicked and beaten on his ear. He
complained about cock roaches in the prison and the fact that telephone calls were not
private. He was allowed to be visited by his wife on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from
8 to 11 am and from 3 to 6 pm.
Manolis Barbaris, aged 29, from Greece, had a motorbike accident 1 year ago, was treated
in the hospital, but his plaster was taken off too early. He alleged that he needs surgery. The
forensic expert examined him and thought that at this late stage, nothing useful could be
done any more. The traumatic lesions were absolutely fixed and consolidated, and a surgery
would very probably not produce any special benefit.
A male detainee, aged 36, from Greece, had been in pre-trial detention in the facility for
seven months awaiting trial. Before that he had spent nine days at Kos Police Station. He
was an admitted drug addict. When he was in the police station he was in withdrawal and
never went to see a doctor. In this facility he asked to see the doctor and waited five months
to see one. There were too many people in this prison, a lot of them slept on the floor. He
had access to a lawyer and his family was able to visit him.
Nikolaos Manikaros, aged 37, from Greece, has been in pre-trial detention for five
months. He also spent one month in the hospital. The doctor said he should go to a
psychiatrist but he was not transferred. There was no psychologist in the prison. A nurse
was supposed to visit regularly but never did. He said that he had epilepsy. The forensic
doctor examined him and advised authorities that he should be seen by a psychiatrist.
M.Y., aged 27, from Iran, is a Kurd and had been detained in this facility for 50 days.
Before that he spent three months in Omonia Police Station in Athens. He had applied for
asylum.
A male detainee, aged 39, from Greece, had been detained in the facility for two years.
There was no medical check when they entered the prison, no one checked for contagious
diseases. Due to the overcrowding, some of the prisoners had hepatitis and did not want to
spread it to the children when they came for family visits. There was no doctor’s office; no
place to do an examination. He had a problem with his leg and was given medicine but
there was no follow-up. They cleaned the facility with their own products that they bought.
The guards were nice but there was not sufficient money to adequately feed everyone.
Pavlos Tripilolitis, aged 22, from Greece, had been detained in the facility for four months.
He had a terrible problem with his teeth but there was no access to a dentist. Problems were
due to lack of tooth care and were not from a traumatic origin, according to the medical
forensic expert. He would have to pay for dentist and he had no money. He said he was
beaten by four police officers when he was detained in Rhodos. He said they beat him with
their hands and feet.
Agiou Panteleimonos Police Station, Athens
Visited on 17 October 2010
The Special Rapporteur was received by Thomas Fakalis, Lieutenent in charge. The cells
were fairly spacious, but dark. The police station is located in a particularly tense area of
Athens. The Lieutenant acknowledged that the conditions of detention are inhuman. He
also mentioned that neo-Nazi groups put a lot of pressure on police to detain migrants.
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