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The members of Ombudsman’s NPM Group conducted visit to Gobustan prison
Office of Ombudsman, Press-releaseN 1628-2603/43-11,
14.03.2012
The members of National preventive Mechanism conducted
long-termvisit to
Gobustan Prison, upon the Ombudsman’s instructions.
The aim behind the visit was to investigate the
fulfillment of the
recommendations given during the previous visit, as well as
imprisonment
conditions and treatment and to meet with inmates. During the visit more than 60 inmates sentenced to
lifetime imprisonment
and for a certain period were interviewed in private. No appeal was
received on
ill-treatment of prisoners. It should be noted positive changes were observed in
comparison with the
previous visits. Improvement of medical service, expanding of the windows
of cells,
improvement of the quality of food, observance of cleanness, discipline
of
staff were appreciated. The fact of death of lifetime prisoner Gadir Eminov who
committed
suicide on February 25, 2012 was investigated by the visiting team.
Thus,
during the talk with other lifelong prisoners detained in the same cell
with
him, those persons noted Gadir Eminov had not been subjected to
violence by
staff. While investigating the fact of his detaining in isolator, it
was found
that G. Eminov was sent to the punishment isolator as he fought with
other
inmates in the cell on 22 February for ten days. After staying two days
there
he hung himself from iron frame with rope made from blanket at the
night from
February 24 to 25. At the moment investigation is conducted on the fact
at
Garadag District Prosecutor’s Office. Proposals on elimination of some shortcomings found
during the visit were
sent to the Minister of Justice.
