Senate approves law “On order of serving of administrative arrest”

The document envisages legal status of special receivers for detention of persons, subject to administrative arrest, the order of their reception, detention and release, rights and duties, disciplinary measures and other rules relating to the execution of administrative arrest.

The law will strengthen the protection of the rights and freedoms of detainees, ensure single practice of serving administrative detention, enhancing the effectiveness of law-enforcement bodies and the responsibility of their employees in the sphere.

It sets rights and responsibility of administration and employees of special detention site, as well as reimbursement of expenses.

It also sets order of use of encouragement and disciplinary action against persons under administrative arrest, punishments for violation of laws and orders of the detention site’s employees.