2.5. Establishments of the MD
There are 11 places, in the jurisdiction of the MD, which detainees are not permitted to
leave at will30 and 5 visits were conducted to these places in 2012. Necessary conditions were
provided to realize the visits as required by law. Relevant actions have been taken to eliminate
the deficiencies and shortcomings revealed during the visits.
It should be primarily mentioned that it is highly appreciated that the OMP has promptly
addressed the issues revealed as a result of the visit conducted to the Disciplinary Military Unit
and reflected in the previous report of the NPM and taken relevant actions. As such, the OMP
has inspected the state of the observance of the law and military charters when executing
punishments in the given establishment and it has been discovered that the requirements of the
EPC and Regulations of the Disciplinary Military Unit31 were seriously violated. It has been
revealed that the new inmates brought to the military unit, instead of being placed in the
quarantine section for 15 days, were settled in the disciplinary section from the first day, which
minimized the efficiency of the preventive measures, and as a result 44% of those soldiers were
subjected to a disciplinary punishment for the offences they committed during the quarantine
period.
Besides, it has been discovered that because a guardroom was not organized in the given
establishment in breach of the law, a convicted soldier who had committed a serious disciplinary
offence, in contradiction to Annex 4 on Guardrooms of the Regulations of the Garrisons and
Guard Services of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, was sent to a garrison
guardroom to serve his punishment and detained for 10 days in a usual cell with other soldiers
serving a disciplinary punishment. In order to eliminate the mentioned and other breaches of law
revealed during the inspection, a recommendation has been sent by the OMP to the MD.
During the visit conducted to the Guardroom of the Military Police of Ganja Garrison it
was found out that the establishment lacked natural lighting, cells were not supplied with
necessary devices, floors of the cells and service rooms were concrete, and extreme humidity
was felt in the establishment. It was also discovered that the registration and placement of
detainees were improperly performed in the establishment. The Commissioner has addressed an
appeal to the MD with regard to the above mentioned and as a result, regarding that the given
establishment did not meet modern standards, capital renovation of the guardroom has already
started.
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See: Appendix 1
Approved by Order No. 382 NQ of 28 October 2001 of the MD
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