therein. The report was also forwarded to the Chief of Police for his information and actions (File No. NPM 2.14). (E) Visit to the Police Detention Centre of Kofinou The visit from an Officer of the Commissioner’s Office, in its capacity as the NPM, to the Police Detention Centre of Kofinou was held on 15 July and 6 August 2019 in order to inspect the general conditions of detention and to ensure that the rights of detainees are safeguarded. These visits were the first to take place in the said detention centre following the completion of works for the creation of an outdoor exercise area (yard time) of detainees. During the visits, inspections were carried out to all the premises of the detention centre, the files of detainees and the calendar of the Police Station. There were no detainees both on the first and second visit. The official capacity of the detention centre is 4 persons in individual cells and operates as a detention centre for men detainees only. The visit revealed that the conditions of detention were satisfactory and that the international standards set by the European Committee against Torture are met. Both the cells and all common areas of the detention centre were clean during the visits, except that the leaflets on the rights of detainees and the rules of the detention centre were not available in the individual cells as provided for in article 29 of L. 163(Ι) /2005. Furthermore, according to information provided to the Officer by the police officers on duty at the time 18