Representatives of public control visited Nur-Sultan's pre-trial detention center

Today, the Department of the Penitentiary for Nur-Sultan organized a visit to the detention center by a participant of the National Preventive Mechanism of Nur-Sultan, members of the Public Monitoring Commission, as well as a representative of the NGO "We are against Torture". The detour was carried out in the presence of media journalists.

The purpose of the bypass was the information spreading in social networks about the existence of a basement inside the building of the LA-155/18 Almaty detention center, where detainees are allegedly tortured.

The participants of the human rights organizations bypassed the administrative task, the security buildings, as well as the basement, which was reassigned for the storage of household and medical equipment, industrial premises, medical unit. According to the results of the inspection of empty, unattended premises were not revealed.

Once again, an investigative arrestee who took part in mass protests that took place in the country at the beginning of this year has been received. There were no complaints and statements received during the interview of persons held in the pre-trial detention center, they have no complaints against the administration of the institution, the facts of torture and other degrading treatment have not been established.

"We come to all the institutions of Nur-Sultan every week, every week, our contacts are located in all institutions, according to which convicts or citizens visiting institutions can contact us with any questions or complaints. After interviewing the only person who is being held in the city's pre-trial detention center for the January events, we saw that he does not complain about anything, the content from his words is satisfactory. In addition to the capital's detention center, we visit other institutions of the city, no matter who we interview, no matter where we go, complaints about the conditions of detention and the administration are not received. Today we have bypassed the territory of the pre-trial detention center, where there is one basement, which is used exclusively for economic purposes," comments Serik Turabayev, a member of the Nur-Sultan city public monitoring Commission.

"Nur-Sultan institutions are periodically visited by representatives of the Prosecutor's Office, the Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as participants in the organization of public control. Since the beginning of this year, the institutions have been visited twice by NPM participants and members of the ONC. In addition, when receiving suspects and accused persons entering the pre-trial detention center, a medical examination is carried out in order to assess the state of health, as well as for the presence of bodily injuries, with mandatory video recording of the entire medical examination process. During the reception, the participation of employees of the city prosecutor's office and doctors of the civil health sector was ensured," comments Daulet Rakhimbekov, head of the DUIS.