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Most of them say they could not take a single shower since they arrived. They have not
been beaten but say that the officers speak to them roughly in Greek.
Cell 20
Group interview of 10 male detainees from Albania, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mongolia,
Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Somalia and South Africa, who have been held between 2 and
16 days. Some of them tried to leave the country with false papers and were caught.
Magnus Grant, aged 29, from South Africa, overstayed in Greece after his visa had
expired for some days. He had asked his Embassy whether this would constitute a problem
at the airport, and was told that in the worst case he would have to pay a fine. However, he
was arrested three days earlier, and brought to this cell without being able to make a phone
call. He went to court and said that he was willing to repay a flight to go back home, but the
judge ignored that and sent him back to the cell. He then fainted as he has a heart problem
but could not see a doctor. He was in an obvious state of panic.
A male detainee, from Romania, has been detained for 8 days. He asked more than ten
times to take a shower but this was refused. He has a strong stomach-ache.
Cell 21
Group interview of 8 detainees from Pakistan (3), Albania (3), Moldova (1) and Egypt
(1). Until recently, they were 13 people in the cell. The longest time in detention was 22
days (Pakistani) and 15 days (Egyptian). They confirmed that they can go 3 times a day to
the toilet (when the door of their cell is opened). At these occasions, they also fetch water.
Sometimes they were allowed to use a shower during the night but there were no towels or
soap. Sometimes they were also granted access to their personal belongings. They received
food 3 times a day (sandwich for breakfast, warm lunch and dinner). Smoking was
prohibited. Nobody claimed to have been beaten.
Vasyle Cozari, from Moldova, had a ticket to go back to Moldova dated 11 October (Air
Moldova 9U873). He checked in at 2 am with a valid passport but a false visa when he was
arrested and kept in a normal room at the airport. In the morning he was brought to the
airport police station, went before the court and paid 87 €. He got a sentence of 2 months
suspended. He waited to be deported although he was actually trying to go back home. He
needed to go home urgently as he had asthma and his wife was four and a half months
pregnant. The case was raised with the police officers in order to speed up his voluntary
return.
Lorenc Allajbeu, aged 32, Ermes Rushi, aged 28 and Cemal Mussarei, aged 18, all from
Albania, wished to go home voluntarily. Mr. Allajbeu said that he had met his British wife
in December 2004 in London. They married in 2008 in Albania and have a 19 months old
son together. She also has a daughter, his stepdaughter. He was arrested when he attempted
to go via France to the UK. He urgently needed to see a dentist and wished to go home to
Albania. He would also pay his ticket himself. Later the Special Rapporteur received a call
from his wife in London stating that he had been beaten up by the police after he left the
facility on 16 October. For this reason the Special Rapporteur undertook a second visit on
Monday 19 October. Mr. Allajbeu explained that after the Special Rappoteur had left (at
4.30 pm) he had asked to call his wife in London but his request was denied. When he
complained he was told to clean the corridor which he refused. As a reprisal, he was beaten
in his face and kicked with the boots by one police officer in the cell. Also the other
detainees confirmed this ill-treatment. But the forensic expert did not find medical evidence
to corroborate this story. In fact no recent traumatic lesions were found that could
corroborate the allegations. This could also be due to the small intensity of an eventual
aggression. After midnight he was finally allowed to call his wife and gave her the
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