detention units carried out last year, it was established that in certain cases official records are
irregularly or incompletely maintained, of which the commanding police officers were
warned. Additionally, a recommendation was made to consider options for ensuring the
staying of arrested and detained persons in the open air. As it was established during the visit
that medical examinations are performed in the presence of police officers, a recommendation
was made to consider appropriate ways of protecting the privacy of arrested and detained
persons during a medical exam.
b) Police Stations Umag, Poreč and Rovinj
During the visits to Police Stations Umag, Poreč and Rovinj we have also considered the
information collected during the inspection of PS Rovinj and PS Poreč in January 2012.
Namely, during the inspections carried out in 2012 it was established that the accommodation
conditions in both police stations do not comply with international standards, and the same
condition was established again in these visits.
By inspecting the Register of persons deprived of their liberty and detained persons as well as
the Register of persons placed in special rooms until the effects of intoxication wear off, it
was established that records are generally kept in an orderly manner and that persons deprived
of liberty are informed of their rights. However, from the data contained in the records we
were unable to fully ascertain how persons deprived of their liberty are treated, especially
because we did not find any such information in neither of the police stations. The
accommodation conditions at PS Poreč do not comply with even the minimum legal and
international standards and the use of these facilities should be discontinued. For example,
rooms have no heating installed, but the heater is located in the hall, and closed doors prevent
the heating of the rooms. The rooms are located in the basement; ventilation is provided
through small openings above the door, which is insufficient, they are extremely dark with no
artificial light, so persons are staying there in complete darkness. Artificial lighting is located
in the hall, but the small openings above the door prevent the light from coming into the
room. The rooms have neither a toilet nor drinking water. Persons are forced to call the police
officers via the video surveillance system if they want to drink water or use the toilet and,
according to the received information, rooms are not visited because the safety of persons
deprived of their liberty is checked by video surveillance.
The conditions in the rooms for accommodation of persons deprived of their liberty at PS
Rovinj and PS Umag are somewhat better, but also fail to comply with the international
standards.
c) Police Detention Unit of the Istria County Police Administration
The Istria County Police Administration has a police detention unit and activities of the
detention supervisor are performed by three police officers assigned from other organisational
units. During the visit it was established that no rooms for medical exams or interviews are
provided. Medical examinations are carried out in the cell or in the hall, while conversations
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