Police rally over implementation of operational plan for February 14th elections

The meeting is led by Kosovo Police General Director Samedin Mehmeti, in which the top management of Kosovo has participated PC: Department directors, directors of division and regional directors, who have been notified about the country's planning, assessments and police commitments in providing security and management of the election process as a very important process.

Director Mehmeti, during this meeting, has stressed that through the realisation of the operational plan, a safe and secure environment must be established for all citizens of the Republic of Kosovo through maintaining order, calm and public safety in the country before, during and after the election process.

The operational planning has envisioned implementation and implementation of the police operation in four phases, as is initiated by the pre-election or priced period, then commitment to providing security during the pre-election campaign, commitment and ensuring security in the key phase of election day, as well as periods after elections envisioning transportation under PK's compliance and security until the end of the process.

Kosovo police say they will engage a sufficient number of police officials of different profiles, belonging to different units within the police, and has taken additional measures by appointing police co-ordinators with the CEC and other institutions engaged in the process.

At this meeting with those present, it was also discussed about the initiation and prosecution of every criminal act against the right of voting and the enterprise of all procedural/penal measures against anyone who conflicts with the country's laws regulating/sancitable actions towards free and democratic elections, in co-ordination and close co-operation with the State Prosecutor according to the action plans and preliminary agreements based on law.

Kosovo's “Police remain committed to carrying out its legal duties and responsibilities professionally, transparent and impartially against citizens and the country, so it encourages all citizens to co-operate with the Kosovo Police and once report on any illegal cases that are related to security and electoral process, or even outside of them”, the media community says.