storage period of the recorded video material, its only determined for the materials recorded by the body camera of the patrol inspectors.314 The results of the monitoring carried out by the special preventive group show that in practice, body cameras are rarely used. The interviewed detainees stated that the patrol inspectors did not turn on the body camera during their arrest.315 The same is confirmed by the results of interviews with lawyers and online surveys. Lawyers note that when requesting recordings, it usually turns out that either the camera was not turned on or the record was accidentally deleted. Police vehicles A number of detainees interviewed in 2020 reported being ill-treated by police officers in a police car (parked or driving) including beatings. According to the 2019 report of the State Inspector, the place of committing 30% of the alleged crimes is a police vehicle, the inner perimeter of which is not equipped with a video surveillance system.316 Therefore, the Public Defender considers it important that after placing the detainee in the police vehicle, the police officer continues to use the body camera until the end of the person's stay in the vehicle and/or install a video camera on the outside and inside perimeter of the vehicle, which will be turned on uninterrupted while a detainee stays in the car. Audio/video recordings at police institutions The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture emphasizes the importance of proper audio and video recording of any interviews with police officers (including the start and end times of conversations and the names of all persons involved in the recording).317 Interviews with detainees and lawyers in 2020 show that audio/video recording of detainees' interviews is still not happening at police stations.318 In addition, video surveillance in police stations does not cover all the areas where a detainee may be present. The UN Committee against Torture considers that all internal and external perimeters of police facilities where detainees may be present should be equipped with video surveillance systems. Exceptions to this rule are cases when the detainee's right to privacy or the privacy of a meeting with a lawyer and a doctor may be violated.319 Order N1310 of the Minister of Internal Affairs of December 15, 2005 on the approval of the instruction on the rules of patrolling by the Patrol Police Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Article 12 1. 315 Out of 58 detainees, 3 detainees stated that the detention process was being recorded, 4 detainees did not remember exactly whether the body camera was recording, 4 detainees were not informed, in the remaining 47 cases detainees reported that no video was being recorded. 316 State Inspector Service Activity Report 2019 p. 140. Available at: https://bit.ly/2O2O8Qr [Last visited: 06.02.2021]. 317 28th General Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, 2019, paragraph: 81, available in English: https://rm.coe.int/16809420e3, [last visited: 09.02.2021]. 318 In accordance with Article 287 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia, video and audio recording is allowed during the investigative actions. 319 The final report of the Committee against Torture to the Russian Federation, CAT/C/RUS/CO/6, 28.08.2018, is available at the webpage: https://goo.gl/JYvzY2 [last visited on 08.02.2021]. 314 100