Kosovo membership in INTERPOL could fail

Kosovo's application along with states such as the Solomon and Palestine Islands could risk membership failure.

According to the INTERPOL Constitution, the states that apply to become members must receive the 250,0003 votes of member states.

However, experts warn that Kosovo could still fail in its membership bid during the work of the General Assembly.

According to Plator Avdiu from the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (QKSS) parallel to the vote for Kosovo will also be voted for the membership of the Solomon and Palestine Islands. This, according to him, can complicate this process.

He also expects obstacles from Serbia, so he estimates that a powerful lobby by Kosovo institutions is necessary to ensure needed support.

Burim Ramadani from the Security Policy Research Centre (SPRC) has no dilemma about the fact that Kosovo police meet the conditions for membership.

Kosovo's “Police and other institutions in professional, legal and procedural terms accurately meet basic requirements for membership in INTERPOL”, Ramadani says.

Following the announced independence of the leading police and MPB countries have consistently cited INTERPOL membership as one of the biggest challenges of the law bodies.

Given an earlier police communication agreement with INTERPOL, UNMIK mission channels are carried out, while extended communication procedures have caused major cases to drag on.

INTERPOL requires dozens of people from Kosovo on the basis of Kosovo Police Arrests, however, the country has failed to bring to justice a string of convicts, including former Kacanik Mayor Jabir Zarko.

Rhese Hoxha, from the Committee for Jury and Political Studies, says possible Kosovo membership would also advance law enforcement, respect for human rights (especially the right to life), fighting crime would become more efficient, etc.

Kosovo's “Membership in INTERPOL would directly influence the decline in human rights violations by reducing cases of human trafficking, drug trafficking, arms trafficking and organised crime. The crimes that affect violation of fundamental human rights and the development of the lives of Kosovo citizens and the region”, Hoxha said.

This is Kosovo's second attempt to be part of greater police mechanism, in other efforts Kosovo has managed to establish regional and international co-operation with other police mechanisms. /Call. com/