From a monitoring group report: “The local police officer beat me up because I refused to register the apartment in his name and then he 61 locked me up in a reception centre.” One detainee reported about torture when he was taken out of the reception centre. From a monitoring group report: “They took me out of the reception centre and were holding me at the DDI for three days; operative officers beat me in the face with their fists and wanted me to confess.”62 None of the interviewees in both institutions reported torture and cruel treatment used against them while inside the reception centre. It should be mentioned that victims of ill treatment did not attempt to appeal against cases of torture and cruel treatment used against them in all cases. Some said that they could not do it while in temporary detention facilities, some did not know how to do it, and some were afraid of retribution from their tormentors. Due to this last reason, not only were victims of torture forced not to report torture, but they also attempted to conceal any signs of torture for fear of being taken back to a temporary detention facility. From a monitoring group report: “When they took me to the PDF, my ribs were broken. But I did not tell anyone about it, otherwise they would not admit me to the PDF and would take me back to the TDF.”63 From a monitoring group report: “I concealed my bruises and did not tell anyone about them, because they could have taken me back to the 64 TDF.” From a monitoring group report: “I told the doctor at the PDF that the bruises appeared because I was beaten by operative officers. She said that in this case she would not let me in, because I was beaten. I could have been taken back to the TDF, and I said that I did not want to be examined.”65 A detailed description of legal appeal cases of torture and cruel treatment by other victims, and the outcomes of such appeals, are presented in the chapter below on “Documenting cases of torture. Providing legal assistance to victims of torture”. The findings of the 2012 monitoring report confirm the leading conclusions of the 2011 report according to which persons involved in criminal proceedings run the risk of becoming subjected to torture and ill treatment at the moment of actual detention and during detention in internal affairs bodies, particularly in the course of special investigation activities. Based on the monitoring findings, a conclusion can be drawn that the risk of exposure to torture among those involved in criminal proceedings will be removed or minimized as soon as effective guarantees in line with minimum fair trial standards during criminal proceedings are introduced as 61 Monitoring group report, No. P1-2. Monitoring group report, No. B8-28. 63 Monitoring group report, No. С6-68. 64 Monitoring group report, No. С6-72. 65 Monitoring group report, No. С1-2. 62 60