102 MONITORING OF CUSTODIAL SETTINGS IN UKRAINE Other violations detected during the visit include the following: – the cell and exercise yard walls in cells have rough plasterwork coatings; – exercise yards have no canopies to protect from atmospheric fallout; – inmates cannot do physical exercise with any sports (fitness) equipment; – when the cells are opened the arrested are groundlessly required to run out and stand with their faces to the corridor wall; – at the food storage fish, meat and fats are stored in the same refrigerator, which constitutes a severe violation of the sanitary standards; On the basis of the results of the human rights monitoring visits to the guardhouse the Ombudsman sent a letter to the Minister of Defense expressing concerns regarding possible relocation of the disciplinary battalion to the territory of the guardhouse. Such relocation may, in the Ombudsman’s opinion, entail a threat of violations of the rights and freedoms of military personnel serving punishments at the disciplinary battalion for the reason of substantial aggravation of the punishment format (holding in cells, much smaller outdoor time, etc.).

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