Although the applications on alleged cases of torture and other inhuman treatment addressed to the MIA did not find their confirmation through the investigations undertaken by the Commissioner, 3 police officers were brought to disciplinary punishment, 2 police officers were severely reprimanded, and 1 officer was reprimanded as the violation of the requirements of the corresponding laws and legal acts were discovered with regard to 3 facts. Regarding the police officers’ actions on duty, the facts described in 5 applications were confirmed, shortcomings were discovered on 4 submitted facts, and consequently, disciplinary measures were taken with respect of 10 officers, 2 out of whom were dismissed from law enforcement service, 3 officers were given warning on “their partial unsuitableness to the positions held”, 3 officers were severely reprimanded and 2 officers were reprimanded. Under the jurisdiction of the MIA, there are 117 places where detainees are not permitted to leave at will27 and 276 visits were conducted to those places in 2012. Except PU No. 38 of the Garadagh DPO, the NPG, during all the undertaken visits, was provided with full access as provided for by the legislation. With regard to the application sent by the Commissioner on the impediments made against the visit of the NPG members to PU No. 38 of the Garadagh DPO, the MIA conducted investigation and reprimanded the Deputy Chief of the PU and the district inspector, gave a strong notification to the district police chief and police investigator, and the Chief of the Garadagh DPO was tasked to take disciplinary measures with respect to the assistant on duty. According to the conclusions made based on the findings of these visits it can be mentioned that the general situation in these establishments, detention conditions, and treatment of detainees are satisfactory and in general these establishments meet the standards. Alongside the above mentioned, during the visits several shortcomings were revealed and necessary measures were taken. During the visit to Gabala DPD’s TDP, it was observed that 11 detainees were kept in the place where the detention threshold was 8 persons and that administratively arrested persons were kept in the same cell with the accused. The officers of the CPD explained this with the repair works in the Ismayilli DPD’s TDP. Nevertheless, it is not acceptable when 2 detainees have one bed for sleeping. With regard the above mentioned, the Commissioner has appealed to MIA and according to the response letter, there was an instruction that in connection with the repair works in Ismayilli DPD’s TDP, the accused persons, inmates and administratively arrested persons of this establishment had to be settled in Gabala DPD’s TDP. However, the Gabala DPD’s officers on duty and the Chief of the TDP were brought to disciplinary measures with regard to the discovered facts that 11 eleven detainees were kept in the cells where the 27 See, Appendix 1. 17