112 10. Dialogue on the measures taken by the NPM Headquarters of Budapest informed me that at the time of the refurbishment of the Holding Facility, the changing rooms and community rooms of the staff would also be renewed. 10.3.5. The custody unit of the 14th District Police Department of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest229 I proposed, to the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest, that the custody unit of the 14th district police department of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest (hereinafter the Police Department) be refurbished, furthermore, I requested the head of the Police Department to ensure the appropriate cleaning of the premises of the custody unit. The head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest contacted the National Police Headquarters to ask for the financial resources required for the refurbishment of the custody unit, and also, he informed me that they would pay special attention to the cleaning of the custody unit of the Police Department in the future. I requested the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest to ensure that the staff of the police department subordinated to them do not apply the rules of admission to holding facilities in the case of apprehended persons. In order to follow a lawful and uniform practice for the inspection of clothing, the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest issued an order in which he stipulated that the inspection of clothes cannot involve taking off the underwear of a person whose personal freedom is restricted.230 As long as the clothes inspection including that of underwear is justified by the circumstances, this can only be done while the underwear is on the detainee’s body. Related to exercising the right to notifying the detainee’s relative or a third person, I was informed by the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest that in the case of apprehended persons, the police fully comply with 231 the provisions set out in Section 18(1) of Act XXXIV of 1994 on the Police (hereinafter the Police Act). I called his attention to that the right to notifying the detainee’s relative or a third person without delay 229 230 231 Report No. AJB 1522/2018. Section 13 of Budapest Police Headquarters order No. 21/2018 (VI. 7.) on the Rules and Operation of the Custody Units of Bodies Subordinated to the Budapest Police Headquarters. Pursuant to the provision of Section 18 (1) of the Police Act effective at the time of the visit (06.12.2016): “The detainee shall be given the opportunity to notify his relative or another person, provided that this does not threaten the fulfilment of the goal of the measure. If the detainee is not in the position to use this right, this notification obligation will be fulfilled by the police. If the detainee is under legal age or under guardianship, his legal representative or guardian shall be notified without delay.”

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