family and friends, while subject only to restrictions and supervision which are necessary for the proper administration of justice and requirements of the security and good order of the institution. The Law on detention in custody provides the right to meet with relatives and other persons. Permission is granted for no more than two meetings per month, lasting from 30 minutes to three hours each. The meeting shall be granted on the basis of written permission from the person in charge of the criminal investigation, and carried out under the control of employees of places of detention. Internal Regulation prescribes that suspects and accused persons have the right to talk to a lawyer, relatives and other persons. Visits are provided upon written permission of the person who is in charge of the criminal case, and is valid only for one visit. A visit to a person in a detention center is allowed only to one visitor, not counting children under 16 years old. One of the respondents in the course of monitoring reported that employees of the TDF of the IAB demanded money for permitting the visit. 3.7. The right to receive parcels The Standard Minimum Rules provide the opportunity for prisoners, from outside sources, to receive food for their own account or through their family or friends. The Law on detention in custody confirms the right of suspects and accused persons to receive letters and parcels. This right is also spelled out in the Internal Regulation. The legislation does not limit the number of parcels that may be received, the weight of which must conform to the standards prescribed by postal regulations. The total weight may not exceed 100 kg per month. Weight limits of parcels for minors, sick, pregnant women, and for women who have their children with them, are not allowed. The procedure for receiving parcels and packages provides that receipt of deliveries is to be made on the basis of statements made in duplicate on the prescribed form. Parcels are subject to inspection, which is carried out by the Commission composed of at least two employees of the DIA, in accordance with a form which includes: the name and a list of items and products, their external features and quality of the content, what specifically is withdrawn or deposited. The form is signed by members of the Commission, and by the detainee and is attached to an individual file. Monitoring confirmed that the detainees in TDFs of the IAB are provided with an opportunity to receive parcels daily. However, the respondents complained that all the parcels are not received from relatives, and they believe that some of the parcels are taken by the employees of the TDFs of the IAB. National Centre of the Kyrgyz Republic on the Prevention of Torture | 57