Dougoz v. Greece (Application no. 40907/98)

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48. In the light of the above, the Court considers that the conditions of detention of the applicant at the Alexandras police headquarters and the Drapetsona detention centre, in particular the serious overcrowding and absence of sleeping facilities, combined with the inordinate length of the period during which he was detained [10 July 1997 – April 1998 when he was transferred to the police headquarters in Alexandras Avenue, see paras 19 and 27] in such conditions, amounted to degrading treatment contrary to Article 3.