4.3. Results of monitoring of institutions of the State Border Guard
Service
4.3.1. Overview of detention places of the State Border Guard Service
Places of detention of the State Border Guard Service subject to NPM
monitoring include:
Temporary detention facilities (TDF)54;
Special premises for temporary custody of persons apprehended under
administrative law (SP)55;
Designated places (including transit zones) at border checkpoints for
custody of persons denied entry to the country (places of custody for
persons denied entry – PCPDE)
PLACES OF DETENTION
TDF
SP
PCPDE
2012
2013
2014
10
11
10
60
53
3
0
75
No
information
As of 31 December 2014, the State Border Guard Service operated 63 places of
detention with the total capacity of 314 persons (10 TDFs for 158 persons and 53 SPs
for 156 persons).
During 2014, the above facilities held 1058 persons from 43 countries (of which
660 were in custody for up to 3 days, and 398 for over 3 days).
As to the specially designated premises (rooms) at Ukrainian state border
checkpoints for persons denied entry to the country (except for transit zones of
international airports): according to official data of the border agency, none of these
places were functioning in 2014 at the border checkpoints (in 2013, three specially
designated premises were functioning – in Simferopol, Donetsk and Kharkiv airports).
During the year, NPM monitors visited 5 places of detention under the control
of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, including two repeat visits (in 2013 there
were 8 visits, including one repeat visit), namely:
– 1 TDF (Lviv border control unit);
54
Temporary detention facilities are intended to hold offenders apprehended under administrative law on
suspicion of an offense pursuant to a decision of the investigator and in accordance with the procedure established by the
Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Such facilities operate in locations of the state border guard authorities (usually,
regional centers).
55
Special premises are arranged at the units directly involved in protection of the state border and are designated
for temporary custody of offenders apprehended under administrative law and violations of legislation on the state border
of Ukraine.
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