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Detention issue

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Cabinet of Ministers regulations No 800 of 27 November 2007 ʺInternal Regulations of the Pretrial Detention Facilitiesʺ (Ministru kabineta 2007. gada 27. novembra noteikumi Nr. 800 ʺIzmeklēšanas cietuma iekšējās kārtības noteikumiʺ)After being placed in a pre-trial detention facility, a foreign national shall be informed in a language they understand of their right to apply to the diplomatic or consular mission of the state of which they are nationals or in which they have a permanent place of residence.
Law on the Procedure for Holding under Arrest (Apcietinājumā turēšanas kārtības likums)Foreign nationals have the right to meet with a representative of the diplomatic or consular mission of their country without any limit on the number of meetings, and without the presence of the facility staff. A detained foreign national whose permanent place of residence is outside Latvia has the right to video communication with their relatives, spouse or other persons for up to 15 minutes twice a month in the presence of the pre-trial detention facility staff.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2023There have been reports that prison staff have had problems in communicating with detained foreign nationals who speak a language unknown to the staff, such as Chinese.. Report details