This is Kosovo Police Operational Plan on Election Day

By means of the operational order, police report that they are set forth to engage a sufficient number of mainly public order police officials, but according to the need police officials of various profiles, belonging to different units within the police, including the necessary logistical equipment, in order to provide security and management of the election process.

According to police, the operational plan includes four phases: 1) Pre-election or value preparation period 2) Aggression in providing security during the election campaign, 3) Ensuring security on Day of Election Day (Z) and 4) The period behind elections that envisions transportation under PK's lead and security, sensational material until the end of the process.

The first phase, however, has been implemented and is now under way in the second phase of engagement in providing security during the election campaign to proceed according to plan with other phases, until the election process is completed.

The purpose of this operational order even in this election process is: 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 pre-term country and following the election process. Establish vigilance, secure polling stations, municipal depots and the counting centre of results. The safe approach and security of all sense-of-election material from all previous destinations under the security plan until the end of the police operation, which relates to the election process. The initiative and prosecution of any criminal act against the right of voting and the undertaking of all procedure/penal measures against anyone who conflicts with the country's positive laws regulating/sancitating illegal acts against free and democratic elections, in co-ordination and in close co-operation with the State Prosecutor according to action plans and preliminary agreements based on law”, police report.

As in past planning, according to the memorandum of co-operation between the CEC, the Kosovo Police, the Prosecutor's and the Judicial Council, officials/investigators are said to have been appointed to regional directors for handling any possible cases that connect to the election process, under the authorisations of prosecutors scheduled for the case by the State Prosecutor.

Police co-ordinators with the CEC have also been appointed, as well as guidelines for police officials regarding their legal duties and responsibilities during the” election process, it is further said.

Police have encouraged all citizens to co-operate with competent police and institutions, once to report on any illegal cases that concern security and electoral process, or even outside.

“Raporton, from fixed and mobile phone: 192 or 038 55099, on electronic address info@kosovo police.com as well as at the nearest police stations”, the announcement says.