Related Rule
Poland
Practice Relating to Rule 118. Provision of Basic Necessities to Persons Deprived of Their Liberty
Poland’s Prisoner of War Handling Procedures (2009) states:
2.2 Detention and transport of prisoners of war
The following principles shall apply to the detention and transport of prisoners of war:
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e. the capturing unit shall be responsible for the prisoners’ protection, food, and medical care;
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g. during transport, the capturing power shall ensure that prisoners of war are provided with protection, food and medical care.
Poland, Norma Obronna NO-02-A020:2000, Procedury postępowania z jeńcami wojennymi, enacted by decision No. 134/MON related to the Approval and Enforcement of Regulatory Instruments in Respect of State Defence and Security, 21 April 2009, published in the Official Gazette of the Ministry of National Defence, No. 8, Item 99, April 2009, Section 2.2.
The Procedures further states: “Medical centres are responsible for treating prisoners of war requiring medical care, or those who report to the centres themselves. … The capturing power shall, as soon as possible, provide prisoners of war with daily [food] rations.”
Poland, Norma Obronna NO-02-A020:2000, Procedury postępowania z jeńcami wojennymi, enacted by decision No. 134/MON related to the Approval and Enforcement of Regulatory Instruments in Respect of State Defence and Security, 21 April 2009, published in the Official Gazette of the Ministry of National Defence, No. 8, Item 99, April 2009, Sections 3.4–3.5.
