In May alone, the IPK recommends suspension of 13 police officials and arrests 5 for criminal suspicion

Kosovo Police Inspectorate (IPK) has published the monthly summary for May 2025, highlighting the high number of complaints and violations recorded against Kosovo Police members. According to the official report, a total of 225 complaints have been accepted this month, translated into an average of 7.5 complaints per day, or 56.2 a week.

Of these complaints, 166 have been classified as disciplinary violations, which have been forwarded for treatment at the Directorate for Internal Investigations and Verification of the Past within the Kosovo Police themselves. Meanwhile, another 59 complaints have been addressed at the IPK Investigation Department, after being named on suspicion of involvement in criminal acts, writes Periscope.

Under criminal investigation, the IPK Investigation Department has accepted 59 new cases of criminal investigation, reflecting an added dynamic in the pursuit of more serious violations. And so, The IPK has issued 13 recommendations for suspension of police officials who have temporarily left office in the interest of investigations, and five officials suspected of illegal acts have been arrested.

In addition to the investigation, the IPK Inspection Department has conducted a series of monitoring activities to ensure that Kosovo Police structures act in line with operational laws and standards. During May, regular and extraordinary inspections have been conducted at several police stations:

At the Podujevo and SPPC Police Station in Gjilan, extraordinary inspections have been held regarding secondary employment management, which have concluded with final reports.

The assessment of the response in the calls of citizens and reporting of activities at the country level is under way.

An extraordinary inspection of the use of technology for measuring speed of movement is also under way.

As for the IPK's commitment in legal terms, for the month of May there have been submitted 11 criminal charges to the State Prosecutor; 3 separate reports and 3 information reports also sent to the Prosecutor.

While 27 cases have been prosecuted in the Directorate for Internal Investigation (DHB), the Directorate for General Procedure in the Kosovo Police (DPP-PK) and the IPK Archive.

We remember that at the beginning of the week three police officials were arrested who had been practicing violence against a citizen in the Cline municipality. As they were arresting the suspect, one of the police officers slapped him with slaps and boxers, captured by security cameras in the house, and 3 officials have been arrested and sent to custody for 48 hours. /Periscope/