On November 6, representatives from Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States and the OSCE Center, UN, UNICEF and United Nations Regional Center visited the Correctional Facility in Akhal, Turkmenistan. This was reported on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
The official statement does not specify the name of the correctional facility. The representatives of the diplomatic corps were familiarized with the work of the prison, the material and technical base and the prisoners' condition.
And SNG.Today writes that diplomats have positively assessed the overall situation in prison.
For many years, the Turkmen government has not sent international observers to correctional facilities. For this purpose the Turkmen authorities have been constantly tested.