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Mr Andres Lehtmets, Psychiatrist,
West Tallinn Central Hospital, Estonia,
former Vice‑President of the European
Committee for the Prevention of
Torture and Inhumane or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
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Mr Jörg Pont, former Medical Adviser
to the Ministry of Justice of Austria