Administrative justice ordered Monday to improve the conditions of police custody at the two main police stations in Marseille, after a visit by the president of the bar association who noted facts affecting "dignity" and "integrity ".
In an order dated Monday, the administrative court of Marseille orders in particular the renovation of the cells with the installation of toilets and requests "an air renewal and heating system guaranteeing hygiene", whether at the neighborhood police station. disinherited people from the north of the city or at the Bishop's police headquarters.
In detail, she considers that each cell must be cleaned daily and provided with “a mattress protector, a mattress in satisfactory condition, a blanket”.
Likewise, the administrative judge requests that those held in police custody be able to benefit from “regular meals three times a day, hygiene kits, a mask, hydroalcoholic gel” and “an appropriate quantity of drinking water”.
A penalty of 250 euros per day of delay
The “lawyer interview” premises will also have to be moved, in particular to respect the rights of the defense while awaiting work.
And a call button must be available for each person in custody.
The summary judge gives the Ministry of the Interior one to three months to comply with its requests, under penalty of a penalty of 250 euros per day of delay.
Police custody conditions are the subject of several disputes in France.
On January 17, the Nice administrative court had, for example, increased the penalties imposed on the Ministry of the Interior, the latter having not taken all the measures required in April 2023 to properly repair and clean the custody cells. view of the Nice police station.