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Act no. 221/2006 on Execution of detention, 15 March 2006, (Zákon č. 221/2006 z 15. marca 2006 o výkone väzby)Supervision over the observance of legality in the detention facility shall be exercised by the prosecutor. Also, control over the execution of detention in a detention facility shall be exercised by: (a) the National Council of the Slovak Republic, (b) the Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic and persons authorised by him, (c) the Director General (of the Prison and Court Guard Service) and persons authorised by him, (d) legal persons or natural persons, if it is provided by a special regulation or an international convention to which the Slovak Republic is bound (for instance the Notification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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