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raised with the Ministry of Health and it was requested that he should receive rehabilitation
treatment.
A male detainee complained that he had been beaten for 15 days at the 11th floor of the
Headquarters of the Attica Police in Athens. He has been a drug addict, was brought to the
police headquarters in his underpants and interrogated while suffering from withdrawal
symptoms which were used to get a confession for murder. But he did admit that he had
unintentionally killed somebody.
Asad Hashami, aged 44, from Pakistan, had been detained in the facility for one and a half
months. He has been in Greece legally since 1998. He was arrested in Athens in August
2010 for possession of false documents. He said he renewed his visa and was given false
documents. He was convicted and serving an 8 month sentence. There were 24 people in
the cell, sometimes they had to sleep on the floor.
Abdullah Izan, aged 28, from Turkey, is a Kurd and was arrested in January 2008 in
Athens. He was beaten up by a police man in civilian clothes during interrogation. He did
not make a complaint. The police hit him with their fists and feet. He said it was very cold
in the facility in winter. They needed cleaning materials for the cell like mops, and washing
powder as the cell is dirty. He said he did not know why he was in prison.
L.D., aged 53, from Belgium, was arrested in mid June 2010 in Chios when on holiday
with the family and accused of stealing a credit card. He was in pre-trial detention and told
he must wait one year for his trial. He had not had access to a lawyer or an interpreter. He
has communicated with the Belgium Embassy. His son sent him money for bail but it never
arrived. There was one shower for 24 persons, sometimes there is no hot water. He has had
cardiac problems and used medicine.
Mohamed Souleman, aged 33, from Palestine, has been detained in the facility for nearly
three months. The police arrived at his hotel and ordered everyone out. He had to take off
his clothes and hand over his money. The police beat him. He had no idea when he would
be released. He slept on a dirty and ripped mattress.
Wesam Atta, aged 25, from Egypt, came on a boat to Greece. He had been in pre-trial
detention for three months. He said someone put drugs in his belongings. He was waiting
for his trial date.
Salum Alial Hamid, aged 25, from Palestine, was arrested by the police in July 2009 as he
took a boat to Greece from Turkey. The police said he was the captain of the boat, he said
the real captain ran away. He was charged with trafficking. He has received a 9 year
sentence. He had an appointed lawyer who was assigned the day before the trial and he
could not communicate with him. The lawyer did not know anything about the case. There
was only one witness, the police officer who said he was the captain. They had to cook their
food next to the toilet which often overflows. The floor and the showers were very dirty and
there was no toilet paper.
Munir Shahid, aged 31, from Iraq, was initially sentenced to 18 years. He appeared in
court again and his sentence was reduced to six years. He has served three and half years of
his sentence in the facility. He wanted to know why he has not been released. He said the
building was very cold in winter and very overcrowded. They needed more materials to
clean, like mops and soap.
Abzal Juragul, aged 24, from Afghanistan, was arrested in September 2008 with 16 other
persons while entering Greece on a boat. Upon arrest three coast guard officers beat him on
the boat. They brought him to the offices of the Mytilini coast guard where they handcuffed
him and he was beaten and kicked all over his body. He was refused drinking water.
Despite visible signs of beatings he was not examined by a doctor upon arrival at Chios
prison and his wounds were not documented by the authorities. After 12 and a half months
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