Police: A sufficient number of police officials committed, as needed, will be engaged

Police have announced that a sufficient number of police officials have been engaged, but have added that if there is a need, others will be engaged.

The announcement says that the police have been working 12 hours, starting at 3:00.

“As it has been known, in order to provide security and manage the electoral process, a sufficient number of police officials primarily of public order are also required to engage police officials of different profiles, belonging to different units within the Kosovo Police. Police officials under the operational plan have started work at 12 hours, starting at 3: 00 p.m., with the opening of command chambers, conveying sensitive material from municipal depots to polling stations, and continuing to provide security. ”

Police have announced that this operational plan has preceded four phases:

1) Pre-election period or value preparation,

2) A commitment to security delivery during the election campaign,

3) Guarantee security at the key stage of election day (Z)

4) The period after elections envisioning transportation under KB's support and security, sensitive material until the end of the process.

Currently, police are implementing phase three.

“Now we have the first two phases but have been realised, as long as we are now in implementation of the third phase, which is the key phase (day Z), to proceed according to plan with the last phase, until the election process is completed. ”

The purpose of this operational order for this election process continues to be:

) Establishing a peaceful and secure climate for all citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, as well as maintaining order, calming and public security in the country during and after the election process.

) Ensuring polling stations, municipal elections councils, municipal depots, the centre of counting results and central warehouses.

) The safe approach and security of all the sense-of-election material from all previous destinations under the security plan until the police operation is completed, which is related to the election process.

) The initiative and prosecution of any criminal acts against voting rights and the undertaking of all procedure/penal measures against anyone who conflicts with the country's positive laws regulating/sancitating illegal actions against free and democratic elections in co-ordination and close co-operation with the State Prosecutor according to the law-based action plans and preliminary agreements. ”

We encourage all citizens to co-operate with the Kosovo Police and competent institutions, once reporting on any illegal cases that are related to security and electoral process, or even outside. Report, from the fixed and mobile phone: 192 or 038 550 99, to info@kosovo police.com and at the nearest police stations. ”