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Legal instrument Key provision
Rules on police powers (Pravilnik o policijskih pooblastilih)In police custody, if the detained person invokes the right to a lawyer, the police officer makes the telephone call and then gives the detained person the opportunity to speak to a lawyer.
Rules on the implementation of remand (Pravilnik o izvrševanju pripora)If a person in remand considers that he or she is being treated or treated inappropriately by the staff of the prison or that the living conditions are inadequate, he or she may complain to the president of the competent district court or to the director-general of the administration.
Enforcement of criminal sanctions act (Zakon o izvrševanju kazenskih sankcij)A convicted person who considers that he or she has been subjected to torture or other cruel, prohibited, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment may apply for judicial protection. The application for judicial protection shall be lodged by the convicted person with the district court in the territory of which the institution or a department thereof is located (hereinafter referred to as the competent court).

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