a few seconds agoTerrorism, extremism remain key security threats
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Interior Minister Bejtush Gashi said today at the London Summit under the Berlin Process that terrorism and violent extremism continue to remain among the main security threats, threatening not only life and property but also democratic values and society's lifestyle. At this summit, where are [...]
In this summit, attended by the interior ministers of the Western Balkans, Minister Gashi has discussed inter-sector security issues, noted efforts the Republic of Kosovo is making in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.
Kosovo's “government and its specialised institutions will continue to remain committed to helping them to fight this great evil of humanity to the end”, the minister Gashi said.
He said the state of Kosovo has taken a series of measures to combat this phenomenon, especially the movement of fighters for the Islamic state, and for that the Law on Banning Kosovo Citizens' Participation in conflicts abroad in 2015 has been adopted.
It also reported that deradicalism programmes have begun in prisons, while it is expected to be established very quickly for the Prevention and Reintegration of Radicalised Persons, which will operate within the Interior Ministry.
Minister Gashi said that real-time access to different international databases and direct exchange of information are the basic elements in preventing and fighting terrorism.
In this direction he estimated that membership in INTERPOL is not already necessary, but necessary, and as long as Kosovo has the benefit of being part of this family, as many benefits do other states and INTERPOL.
Minister Gashi said the Ministry of Internal Affairs remains consistently committed to fighting all kinds of organised crime, giving its contribution to fighting trans-border crime.
Otherwise, the Western Balkan Interior Ministers signed the Joint Declaration “The Co-operate in Exchange of Information in the area of law enforcement”.
