A/HRC/16/52/Add.4 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 44

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