Fourth District Police Directorate - the detainees are referred to and are accommodated
in other detention facilities.
In 2014, the Ministry of Interior set up an organization in implementation of
Instruction No ІЗ-1711 of 15th September 2009 concerning equipment of the
establishments for accommodation of detainees with the Ministry of Interior and the
order therein (the Instruction), including also on the improvement of the facilities and
the living conditions.
The Directors of the Capital City Directorate of Internal Affairs and the Regional
Directorate of the Ministry of Interior were ordered to undertake actions on provision of
mattresses, blankets, sheets and pillows, as well as sanitation of the premise.
Despite the efforts to partially improve the conditions in some detention
facilities, the NPM shares of the opinion that no substantial progress has been
made in the system for 24-hour detention as a whole.
Material conditions
The NPM found that the premises for accommodation of detainees are not
separated according to Art. 5 para 1 of the Instruction. In most establishments
inspected the separate detention facilities are not sufficient in view of the number of
detainees.
Example of this are the detention facilities in 01 RPD and 02 RPD with RDMI –
city of Rousse, and Border Police Directorate (BPD) - Rousse. In 2014 the number of the
detained foreign citizens has grown, while the number of establishments for
accommodation for that purpose is insufficient and no action has been undertaken in
view of the present situation, which lasted for more than a year.
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The inspections performed in 2014 by the NPM team found that there are still
premises of type "cell". Such premises exists in RDP – city of Gabrovo, RDP – city of
Dryanovo, 01 RDP and 02 RDP – city of Rousse. The NPM has already expressed its
views in previous reports that such conditions are inhuman and degrading. These
premises should be closed because they are unsuitable for reconstruction.
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Extremely poor are material living conditions in the Home for temporary
accompdation of adults (HTAA) with RDMI – city of Varna. The building is old and
outdated. The ceilings and walls are cracked, there are leaks and mold. In premises is
stuffy and humid and the access to natural light is insufficient.
According to Art. 3, para 3 of the Decree No 1695 IЗ of 26.0.2006 on the
organization, function and activities of the homes for temporary accommodation of
adults issued by the Minister of Interior, the overall activity and the management of the
facilities of the HTAA with RDMI is secured financially by the municipality in which the
home is situated and the municipalities which territories it serves.
In HTAA with RDMI – city of Varna, are accommodated persons to whom an
administrative sanction "Detention in a MI structure" under Decree No 904
against Minor Hooliganism (DAMH) has been imposed and persons whose stay
may be up to 30 days. Due to the poor conditions and equipment that do not meet
the statutory requirements, the NPM has recommend HTAA to be moved to
another suitable building.
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During the inspections in 2014 the NPM again found that for temporary
detention facilities are used the trial detention facilities managed and operated by the
National Investigation Service. After their transfer to the Ministry of Interior, these
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