2.2. Establishments of the MIA
Firstly, it should be mentioned that, in order to create appropriate conditions according to
international standards in temporary detention places of police bodies, new establishments have
been built.
It is commendable that by taking into consideration the Commissioner’s proposals,
additional six cells complying with modern standards have been built in Shirvan DPD TDP.
Thus, overcrowding created by the detention, in this establishment, of the persons belonging to
the jurisdiction of Shirvan Appellate Court and other specialized courts has been eliminated.
Besides, old beds have been replaced with new ones and bedside tables corresponding to the
number of beds have been installed in the cells.
Also, in 2012, new temporary detention places for Baku City Nizami District, Sumgayit
and Lankaran City police bodies were built and put into operation, and construction of new
buildings for temporary detention places of Surkhani, Ganja, Gazakh, Ismayilli, Zagatala, Zardab
and Yardimli district police bodies started. According to the information given from the MIA,
required standards are met during the construction of the mentioned buildings. 26
The MIA has undertaken corresponding measures in order to improve the level of the
protection of human rights by law enforcement bodies and to adjust it to international standards
and recommendations of the UN Committee against Torture, determined the duties to be
performed and assigned certain tasks to district police bodies in order to ensure that police
officers strictly follow human and citizens’ rights, and paid special attention to ensure the rule of
law and protection of human rights and freedoms when a person is apprehended, detained, or
brought to criminal responsibility.
Alongside the aforementioned, in order to prevent illegal actions, as well as illtreatment against detained persons and improve security system, the alarm systems in 64 TDPs
were renewed, and modern video surveillance systems were installed in 61 TDP.
Persons taken into police custody and detained there have an opportunity to be informed
of their rights and freedoms stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and of
the rights and obligations derived from international standards, also through the boards placed in
the administrative buildings, also, extracts from the relevant orders of the MIA having been
translated into Russian and English, have been posted on the walls of TDP. Besides, there are
banners showing the list and numbers of lawyers in the administrative buildings of district police
bodies.
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Azərbaycan Respublikasının Nazirlər Kabinetinin 2001-ci il 30 iyul tarixli 130 nömrəli Qərarı ilə təsdiq edilmiş
“Azərbaycan Respublikası polis orqanlarının xüsusi təchiz olunmuş binalarla təmin edilməsi Normaları”
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