5.  The applicant was born in 1969 and lives in Thessaloniki. 6.  On 16 January 2009 he was arrested by the Greek police for drug trafficking and criminal charges were brought against him. 7.  On 21 January 2009, with the concurring opinion of the Prosecutor of the Criminal Court of Thessaloniki, the investigating judge remanded him in custody with effect from 16 January 2009, the date of his arrest (order no. 4/2009). 8.  Subsequently, the applicant was transferred to the premises of the Thessaloniki General Police Headquarters. 9.  On 26 January 2009 he lodged an application with the Indictment Division of the Thessaloniki Criminal Court, according to Article 285 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, challenging his provisional detention. He also included in his application a request to appear personally before the Indictment Division to support his request for release. 10. On 14 May 2009 the Indictment Division of the Thessaloniki Criminal Court – after hearing the prosecutor – dismissed the application (order no. 506/2009). No reference was made to the applicant’s request to appear in person before the Indictment Division. It was noted that the evidence gathered during the investigation of the case confirmed that the applicant was selling drugs on a commercial basis. Further it was considered that, taking into account the circumstances of the case, the provisional detention of the applicant was lawful, since it was likely that the applicant would commit more crimes if released. 11.  Subsequently, on 25 June 2009, by order no. 700/2009, the Indictment Division of the Thessaloniki Criminal Court decided to extend the applicant’s detention until 16 January 2010. No information was provided as to whether the applicant is still in detention. 12.  Between 16 January and 22 April 2009 the applicant was detained at the Thessaloniki General Police Headquarters. 13.  He claims that the conditions of detention there were deplorable. In particular, he notes the lack of sanitary products and sleeping facilities. He submitted that the detention area was overcrowded, with poor ventilation and insufficient natural light. In particular, the applicant noted that there were ten inmates per cell, which was over two times its design capacity. Some detainees were forced to sleep on the floor. There was no space to walk around. The cells and sanitary facilities were dirty. The poor quality of the food offered forced inmates to order food from outside. The prisoners had no opportunity to see doctors, even though some were affected by infectious diseases and others were drug users suffering from withdrawal. 14.  In particular, as far as the lack of medical care is concerned, the applicant stressed that he has been drug-addicted for many years and he submitted a medical certificate to support his allegation. In this connection, he claimed that he was deprived of sufficient pharmaceutical treatment and regular supervision by a physician. 15.  On 22 April 2009 the applicant was transferred to Diavata Prison.