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Detention issue

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Articles 207–215 of Act CCXL of 2013 on the enforcement of sentences, measures, certain coercive measures and detention for misdemeanours The diplomatic mission or consular post of the foreign convict’s nationality (hereinafter referred to as the “competent foreign mission”) must be notified immediately of the admission of a non-Hungarian convict (hereinafter referred to as the “foreign convict”). Notification may be dispensed with only if the foreign convict expressly requests this in writing. If the foreign convict has more than one nationality, the diplomatic mission or consular post chosen by the foreign convict shall be informed. The foreign prisoner shall be informed in a language which they understand if an international convention permits the transfer of the enforcement of the custodial sentence. When a foreign prisoner is accommodated, it shall be ensured, as far as possible, that among the prisoners accommodated with them there is a person who speaks and understands the language used by them as well as the Hungarian language. Foreign prisoners who are in conflict with each other on national, ethnic, nationality or religious grounds may not be housed together.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2023In the course of the investigation into the system of round trips in the Budapest Prison and Detention Centre, the NPM drew attention to the fact that the foreign person must be informed about the transport in a language he or she understands. Report details