Law Enforcement Council again rings alarm bell regarding Pointe Blanche prison. | SMN News

~Urges follow-up action of the recommendations of the Council and CPT regarding detention facilities~

(Philipsburg, Sint Maarten) – Review inspections and the monitoring by the Law Enforcement Council show that the situation at the Pointe Blanche prison and remand center is only deteriorating and that most of the recommendations by both the Council and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) are not being followed-up.

The Council is now (again) sounding the alarm bell and, in view of the deadlines that have already expired and the degree of urgency, the Council urges

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