Time in police detention cells

The Committee reiterates its recommendation (see CAT/C/NOR/CO/6-7, para. 10) that the State party should abolish the use of police detention cells beyond the 48-hour term stipulated in law. It should implement rigorously the new guidelines concerning the use of police custody facilities drawn up in July 2015 by the National Police Directorate with a view to reduce to a minimum the number of persons who spend more than 48 hours in police custody after being arrested. The pretrial detention of minors should be used as a measure of last resort, should follow clear guidelines and no children should be held in police facilities beyond the 24-hour limit without a court hearing, as prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Act, and alternative measures to police detention should be sought. The State party should expand or refurbish existing police station facilities with inadequate conditions and transfer all pretrial detainees to prison facilities after the period prescribed by law.