additional safeguards against torture and other ill-treatment.145 The Committee Against Torture (hereinafter the “CAT”) welcomes implementation of video surveillance systems in police stations.146 According to the Georgian legislation, interrogation/interview of arrested persons in police stations is not mandatory and is within the discretion of the police. In 2018, adequate coverage of internal and external premises of police divisions by video cameras remained a problem. There are no video cameras installed either on internal or external premises in some of the district divisions.147 Furthermore, it should be noted that in the absolute majority of those police divisions where surveillance is conducted on the internal premises, the cameras are mostly installed at the building entrance, in front of the space allocated for an officer on duty. In this context, it is crucial to have video cameras installed in interrogation rooms for arrested persons. As mentioned above, video recording of arrested persons’ interrogation is a well-established standard of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture. It should also be pointed out that installing video cameras in police stations in those places where an arrested person, a witness or a person agreeing to be interviewed voluntarily, among others, in offices, does not contradict the Georgian legislation and cannot be deemed as a breach of police officers’ right to respect for private life. In particular, under Article 12.3 of the Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection, “A video surveillance system may be 145 Report to the Government of Cyprus on the visit to Cyprus carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 2 to 9 February 2017, para. 16, available at: https://rm.coe.int/16807bf7b4, (accessed 04.03.2019); Report to the Government of Serbia on the visit to Serbia carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 31 May to 7 June 2017, para. 41, available at: https://rm.coe.int/16808b5ee7, (accessed 04.03.2019); see also Report of the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture submitted in accordance with Commission resolution 2002/38 to the UN General Assembly, E/CN.4/2003/68, 17 December 2002, para. 26(g). 146 The concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the Russian Federation, CAT/C/RUS/CO/6, 28.08.2018, available at: https://goo.gl/JYvzY2, (accessed 11.03.2019); in the concluding observations of 2018 the CAT recommended to the Russian Federation to ensure that video recordings of all interrogations are maintained and video surveillance installed in all areas of custody facilities where detainees may be present. In the concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Spain, the CAT considered the following to be exceptions from the above rule: the possible violation of the detained person’s right to respect for private life and confidentiality of legal and medical consultation. Such recordings should be kept in secure facilities and be made available to investigators, detainees and their lawyers. See the concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Spain, CAT/C/ESP/CO/6,29 May 2015, available at: https://goo.gl/gCjR69, (accessed 04.03.2019) The CAT made the following recommendation to Spain: “The State Party ensure the audio visual recording of all procedures in police stations and places of detention involving persons deprived of their liberty, including those in incommunicado detention, except in cases where it might violate the right to privacy or detainees’ right to confidential consultation with their lawyer or doctor. Such recordings should be kept in secure facilities and be made available to investigators, detainees and their lawyers.” 147 The Zhandukheri Unit of the Lentekhi District Division; the third unit of the Batumi City Division; the fourth unit of the Batumi City Division; the Borjomi District Division; Bakuriani Unit of the Borjomi District Division; the Mokhe Police Unit of the Adigheni District Division; the Aspindza District Division; the Gandzi Unit of the Ninotsminda District Division; the Gorelovka Unit of the Ninotsminda District Division. 57