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WORLD NEWS Saturday 14 december 2019

UN: Greece still in violation of some norms for detention

Associated Press tion holding cells “do not
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A generally meet interna-
group of United Nations tional standards.”
experts on arbitrary deten- The preliminary findings
tion said Friday that de- criticized the widespread
spite some improvements, use of pre-trial detention. It
Greece was still in violation also said that holding peo-
of certain international ob- ple awaiting trial together
ligations in how and where with convicts runs contrary
people are imprisoned. to the International Cov-
The U.N. Working Group enant on Civil and Politi-
on Arbitrary Detention pre- cal Rights and is “contrary
sented a preliminary report to the presumption of in-
following a visit to 20 de- nocence that all persons
tention facilities across the are entitled to prior to con-
country between Dec. 2 viction.” Regarding push-
and Dec. 13. It noted sev- In this Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 file photo a prisoner in Korydalos prison watches a pigeon fly, backs, the group said it had
eral areas of concern in- western of Athens. received information from
volving both the criminal Associated Press various sources, including
justice system and migra- cooperation from Greek help, and reports of arbi- sentences and encour- lawyers and non-govern-
tion. mental groups, that some
A final report will be be is- officials. trary push-backs into Tur- aging the use of alterna- migrants attempting to
key of migrants attempt-
The group’s concerns in-
tives such as community
sued in several months. enter Greece from Turkey
The group, which visited cluded prison overcrowd- ing to cross the border into service “are positive steps “are arrested, detained in
ing, the non-segregation
forward,” the group said.
Greece.
Greece following an invi- very poor conditions, and
tation by the 6-month-old of suspects held in pre- Greek prisons have suf- But it added that “there is summarily returned across
still considerable scope for
fered from overcrowding
trial detention from those
government, said it had the Greece-Turkey land
enjoyed unrestricted ac- already convicted, the for years. A recent change their implementation,” and border” without being giv-
noted that the conditions
access of asylum seekers
to the penal code reduc-
cess to facilities and full en the chance to apply for
to interpreters and legal ing the length of prison in prisons and police sta- asylum.q
6 to remain jailed in Denmark for alleged terror attack plot
Associated Press trial custody for four weeks. The six people still jailed plosive TATP, the prosecu- tremist attacks worldwide
COPENHAGEN, Denmark Police in Denmark arrested have pleaded not guilty to tion said. and has been nicknamed
(AP) — Six people who 22 suspects in a series of preliminary terror charge. If TATP, or tri-acetone tri-per- the “mother of Satan” be-
were arrested as part of raids across the Scandi- formally charged and con- oxide, has been used in ex- cause of its volatility. q
what Danish authorities navian country earlier this victed, they face poten-
alleged was an Islamist- week, saying they had tial life prison sentences,
inspired attack plot have thwarted extremist vio- though in practice life sen-
been ordered held in pre- lence. tences end up averaging
16 years in Denmark.
On Friday, the Copenha-
gen City Court remanded
two men ages 24 and 25
to custody for allegedly A great opportunity exist to work in a dynamic
trying to buy guns, silenc- company, for compelling, ambitious individuals.
ers and ammunition that We have openings for;
was “to be used in con-
nection with one or several Gemologist
terror attacks in Denmark
or abroad,” according to Diamond Grader
prosecutors.
The Copenhagen court Jewelry Appraiser
on Thursday ordered two
21-year-old men and a
38-year-old woman to re-
A heavy police presence outside Copenhagen City Court in main jailed for allegedly
Copenhagen on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. trying to produce one or
Associated Press
several bombs with the ex-