A/HRC/16/52/Add.4 frequent overcrowding in the cells. He also raised the lack of warm water in the showers, the lack of soap and the limited access to phone calls. Herfan Razenfer, aged 24, from Pakistan, was arrested on 27 September 2010 at the train station in Komotini on account of smuggling of persons. He was not abused during his arrest and brought to Komotini Police Station for a couple of hours before being transferred to Iasmos Police Station. The next day he saw the District Attorney and was then again transferred to Komotini Police Station for his detention on remand. He complained about the overcrowding of the cells both in Iasmos and Komotini Police Stations. He had kidney stones causing him pain when using the toilet. He had not yet been able to see a doctor and was denied to be brought to the hospital. He was afraid to have to stay at Komotini Police Station for a longer time due to the overcrowding of prisons. He was told by the District Attorney that he may have to wait up to one and a half year until trial. A male detainee, from Greece, had been detained in the facility for ten days. He was arrested for possessing 6 g. of hashish and pled guilty. He was sentenced to 90 days imprisonment for not being able to pay a fine of 500 Euros. He had no claims of torture or ill-treatment by the police. He was in a cell with four other persons. Venna Migration Detention Centre, Rodopi Visited on 13 October 2010 The Special Rapporteur was received by Nikolaos Mavrogiannis, who has been the chief of the centre for the last 5 years. Venna Migration Detention Center, established in 2002/03, was a former agricultural storage facility with six big cells and two open yards. The capacity is 220, at the time of the visit there were 203 detainees. It received male detainees from other border guard and migration detention centres in the region. The director complained about the conditions being inadequate for detainees and the staff. Due to the inadequate maintenance neglected by the prefecture the facility was in a very poor state. The cells were not being cleaned as the contracted cleaning company only takes care of the office premises. The large cells were dirty and very poorly lit during the day. During night a strong light at the entrance prevents the detainees from sleeping. Most detainees were provided with a concrete bed and some only with a mattress on the floor. They were provided with only thin blankets and no adequate clothing making many of them freeze. The detainees were not informed about the length and reasons for detention or the asylum procedure. Although there was an open space surrounded by a high wall and fences, the detainees were only rarely allowed into this space, allegedly for security reasons. The atmosphere was highly agitated and reminded of a concentration camp. Many detainees complained about the rough attitude of the guards. Individual cases Cell 1 Group interview of around 34 male detainees from Palestine, Iraq, and Syria. The one who has been there for the longest has been there for two months. They can go out briefly every three days and do not get enough food. They complain about the fact they do not receive soap, that the water is cold, that they do not have razors and that they do not have enough clothes. They all say that they are cold during the night. They say a doctor comes every day except the weekend, but that he can only communicate in Greek. Some detainees complain they were recorded as Tunisians although they are from Palestine, and with a wrong date of birth, but cannot communicate in Greek with the officers. Many are scared to request asylum because they do not want to spend more months in detention in Venna. Several of them mention they would like to be transferred to Feres Border Guard Station, 36