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Response of the Spanish Government to the Report of the European CPT/Inf (2013) 7 Response of the Spanish Government to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Spain from 31 May to 13 June 2011 The Spanish Government has requested the publication of this response. The report of the CPT on its May/June 2011 visit to Spain is set out in document CPT/Inf (2013) 6. Strasbourg, 30 April 2013 - 3 - CONTENTS Spanish Government Report in response to the comments, recommendations and requests for information formulated by the Committee in paragraphs 15 and 30 ………...………………….……………5 Spanish Government Report in response to all the comments, recommendations and requests for information formulated by the CPT …………………………….....…………………………………….…….19 I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 21 II. GENERAL REMARKS .................................................................................................. 21 III. SPECIFIC REMARKS (FOLLOWING THE SECTIONS OF POINT II OF THE CPT REPORT) ................... 22 Incommunicado regime ................................................................................................... 25 Detention and custody ordinary regime .......................................................................... 59 Prisons ............................................................................................................................. 71 Regimes of deprivation of liberty under the legislation on foreigners. ......................... 120 The security forces and corps in Catalonia ................................................................... 138 Prisons in Catalonia....................................................................................................... 150 “L’Alzina” juvenile education centre (Catalonia) ......................................................... 168 - 5 - Spanish Government report in response to the comments, recommendations and requests for information formulated by the Committee in paragraphs 15 and 30 19 Spanish Government report in response to all the comments, recommendations and information requests formulated by the CPT 21 I. INTRODUCTION In pursuance of Article 10 of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereafter CPT) presented to the Spanish Government the report relating to its periodical visit to Spain from 31 May to 13 June 2011. This was the 12th visit carried out by the Committee and the 6th periodical one. As a result of the information gathered in the detention centres visited by the Committee, the CPT, in the above-mentioned report, formulates recommendations and suggestions to the Spanish Government, with a view at ensuring a full compliance with the standards established by the Committee. In this perspective, the Spanish Government appreciates and takes note of the recommendations made, which enabled an improvement both at the legislative and practical level, with a view at ensuring a strict compliance with the provisions of the Convention. Hereunder answer is given to the different recommendations and suggestions raised by the CPT, both through general comments and detailed answers to the observations and remarks contained in the report. II. GENERAL REMARKS The CPT focused its analysis on the main following areas: A. Detentions conditions ensured by the Spanish authorities, both under ordinary and incommunicado regime B. Location and conditions of Penitentiary Centres and Juvenile Detention Centres (both general and Catalonian ones) C. Conditions in Immigration Removal Centres and other situations relating to foreign people according to the legislation in force in Spain. Particular attention was paid to the incommunicado regime, i.e. the system established in Article 55 of the Spanish Constitution and further regulated by the Code of Criminal Procedure, approved by Decree of 14 September1882, as amended by Ley Orgánica1 (Act) 4/1988, of 25 May and Ley Orgánica (Act) 14/1983, of 12 December (thereafter, LECrim). According to Articles 520 bis and 527 LECrim, in relation with Article 384 bis, persons detained for their alleged participation in the commission of terrorism-related crimes shall be brought before the judge within 72 hours after their arrest. However, the aim of the investigation may justify the adoption within a 24-hour deadline by the Judicial Authority of a reasoned decision extending the duration of the detention up to 48 additional hours. In such cases, and without prejudice to the detainees’ right to defense, within 24 hours after the arrest, the Judicial Authority may decide in a substantiated manner to place the accused under incommunicado detention. Furthermore, during detention, the Judge shall be entitled at any time to require information about the conditions of the detainee and verify them personally or by delegating this task to the Examining Magistrate of the judicial district where the detainee is being held. 1 TN: Under the current Spanish Constitution of 1978, a Ley Orgánica has an intermediate status between that of an ordinary law and of the Constitution itself. It must be passed by a majority of the Congress of Deputies. The Spanish Constitution specifies that some areas of law shall be regulated by this procedure, such as the Laws of Development of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms contained in the first section of Chapter Two of Title I of the Constitution. 22 The CPT delegation visited several penitentiary centres throughout Spain, paying particular attention to the units for inmates presenting special difficulties in adapting to prison life or subject to disciplinary measures. Finally, the delegation also visited a Juvenile Detention Centre, assessed the working staff and examined its detention conditions, the availability of medical health-care, as well as the means of restraint used. Following such visits, the CPT report made different recommendations and evaluations as regards situations considered as improvable or inadequate. III. SPECIFIC REMARKS (FOLLOWING THE SECTIONS OF POINT II OF THE CPT REPORT) Concerning the cooperation between the CPT and the Spanish authorities (section D of the report), the CPT states that in general, cooperation was outstanding, with a single exception, namely at the detention unit of the Intelligence Service of the Guardia Civil Directorate- General at c/ Guzmán el Bueno, Madrid. According to the Committee, the officials of the Guardia Civil repeatedly denied the delegation access to the detention unit for more than one hour. Once inside, the delegation encountered difficulties in carrying out the visit. In this regard and after requiring information from the former Directorate-General for the Police and the Guardia Civil, it must be highlighted that the statement according to which access to the above-mentioned facilities was denied is incorrect. It is true that the delegation had to wait for 40 minutes before accessing the facilities. This was due to the state of the building pending full restoration, as well as to the fact that cells were empty in that moment, and the keys together with the custody registers were to be found in the Headquarter of the Intelligence Service in Barajas, 14 km away from the facilities in Guzmán El Bueno. This circumstance was reported to the CPT delegation. Therefore, the following must be specified: - In no way access was denied, it was rather delayed - In the meanwhile, the Colonel in charge of Operations Sections of the General Staff of the Guardia Civil maintained an interview with the members of the delegation and informed them that the cells were empty and keys were not immediately available. Moreover, while waiting for the staff of the Intelligence Service to come, he led them to the door of the above-mentioned facilities - In the end the delegation was able to access the facilities through a backdoor due to the accidental intervention of a cleaner who was washing the cells, since there was no detainee in them. This circumstance does not imply that the keys were to be found in the building. In no way did the officials of the Headquarters of Guzman El Bueno “lie” to the members of the delegation: the cleaner staff was washing up the cells since there was no detainee in them. Moreover, an immediate call was given to the Headquarter of the Intelligence Service to request the keys. This clearly shows that no intent to impede the access to the delegation was made. As a result, the delegation did enter the facilities, not immediately but after 40 minutes. During this time the Intelligence Service was informed, keys were picked up and brought by car to the headquarters. This took time, since it was a working day and traffic was intense and slow. 23 - The building at c/ Guzmán El Bueno of Madrid was pending full restoration, but works had to be suspended due to budgetary constraints. However, on June13th, the day when the CPT concluded its visit to Spain, the Directorate-General for the Police and the Guardia Civil immediately started partial repairs. The report concerning these repairs has already been sent to the Committee in an official document dated March 13th, in reply to the request for immediate explanations – within 3 months – contained in paragraph 30 of its report. - As a result of the above-mentioned incident, the cleaning protocol at the Directorate-General
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