84 In accordance with the List of State Institutions of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSC RK), there are four pre-trial detention centers (PTDC) in the country; they are located in the cities of Astana, Almaty, Karaganda and Shymkent. During the period from January to December 2017, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) members made 5 visits to the pretrial detention centers of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, among which periodic intermediate visits took place. 1. 24.01.2017 – PTDC of the NSC RK in SouthKazakhstan Region (SKR), an intermediate preventive visit; 2. 07.03.2017. - PTDC of the NSC RK in Astana, a periodic intermediate visit; 3. 21.04.2017 – PTDC of the NSC RK in Karaganda Region, an intermediate preventive visit; 4. 13.09.2017. – PTDC of the NSC RK in the city of CONSOLIDATED REPORT Almaty and Almaty Region; 5. 23.11.2017 г. – PTDC of the NSC RK in Karaganda Region, an intermediate preventive visit. The pre-trial detention centers of the NSC RK in the cities of Almaty, Karaganda, Shymkent are located in basement or semibasement premises. The PTDC of Almaty is located in a building that was built in 1936. The PTDC of the National Security Committee of Astana city is located in the adapted building that was built in 1975, where major refurbishment (plumbing fixtures, bathroom and lavatory equipment were replaced, the floors were covered with linoleum, the walls were painted) was carried out in December 2016. The NPM members in the city of Almaty and Almaty Region say that in pre-trial detention center of the National Security Committee Department of the Republic of Kazakhstan (PTDC NSCD RK) in Almaty –