In the first case a Greek national, who was held in the police headquarters of the town of Serres from December 2009 to March 2010 on charges of theft, alleged that conditions in the jail were such (overcrowding, dirty toilets, shortages of beds and food) that they constituted degrading treatment.

In the second case, an Albanian national arrested on charges of cocaine trafficking, alleged that conditions in his cell were a form of degrading treatment and that delays in the processing of his application for release violated his right to a speedy review.     

The official summaries of the rulings:
Aslanis v. Greece (no. 36401/10)
The applicant, Georgios Aslanis, is a Greek national. The case concerns his conditions of detention at Serres police headquarters. Mr Aslanis was arrested in June 2009 on suspicion of committing several thefts and was charged with a series of thefts carried out as part of a gang. After a brief period of release on bail, which he failed to pay, he was again remanded in custody. From December 2009 to March 2010 he was held at Serres police headquarters. Mr Aslanis complains that a lack of ventilation made the air impossible to breathe owing to the unpleasant smells and cigarette smoke. He further complains of the dirty state of the toilets, overcrowding and a shortage of beds and food. He alleges that the conditions of detention were in breach of Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment).
Violation of Article 3
Just satisfaction: EUR 8,000 (non-pecuniary damage) and EUR 2,000 (costs and expenses)

Shyti v. Greece (no. 65911/09)
The applicant, Petrit Shyti, is an Albanian national who was born in 1983. Following Mr Shyti’s arrest in February 2009 for cocaine trafficking the public prosecutor at the Thessaloniki Criminal Court instituted criminal proceedings against him for drug trafficking and possession of forged transport papers. Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment), Mr Shyti complains of his conditions of detention at Thessaloniki police headquarters, claiming that his cell was inadequately ventilated and lit. Under Article 5 § 4 (right to a speedy review of the lawfulness of detention), he argues, in particular, that the examination of his application for release did not comply with the speediness requirement.
Violation of Article 5 § 4
Just satisfaction: EUR 4,000 (non-pecuniary damage)