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11. Groups of persons deprived of their liberty at the places of detention
using technical means as well. The on-site inspection ordered by the court
established that the proper conditions for the use of the tracking device could
be ensured in the apartment designated as the site of the house arrest.
The detainee lived alone in an upstairs, terraced, two-room apartment
with a well-equipped kitchen, separate bathroom, and restroom. Public utilities, including electricity and water, internet connection and cable television
service were all accessible in the apartment. Under the court’s decision, the
detainee was not allowed to leave the apartment.
According to the records on putting on the tracking device, the detainee
was duly briefed on the system’s operation, its proper use, and on the handling of his personal and special data. During the visit, the detainee confirmed that he had received this information and he had been shown how
to use the device. The device had to be charged from time to time, but it
could be conveniently done in the bedroom, even while sleeping. The waterproof device could resist the impacts
of everyday life, it did not have to be
taken off even while showering.
Tracking device on the body
of the person under house arrest
The internal unit, connected to the mains outlet in the apartment, could
monitor the detainee’s movement within 25 meters, with the help of the
device attached to his ankle. He could go out to the terrace, but, when leaving the apartment, he had to turn back from the elevator door. When out of
range, the device started to vibrate and whistle.
The ankle device also enabled satellite monitoring, i.e., with the court’s
permission, he could have left the apartment under technical surveillance.
The detainee’s assets were sequestered, his bank card withdrawn. According to him, he was living on the money that her mother had given him from
her pension. His family members assisted him in getting provisions: once
a week they went shopping for him using the shopping list prepared by him.
He prepared his meals himself.
Earlier, while he was in pre-trial detention, he spent a week in hospital
when he underwent surgery. After the operation, he had to take medications;
however, he could not leave the site of the house arrest even for a medical
examination. Pursuant to Section 11 of Act LXXXIII of 1997 on the benefits of
compulsory health insurance, the insured person is entitled to medical exam
ination and treatment at home only if warranted by his/her state of health.
Although the detainee’s state of health would have allowed him to go to the
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