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Indpendent Agencies Report - Alb, Ser, Eng.pdf - QKSS

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The provisions of the law, with regard to the KIA complaints procedures, are, therefore, very vague and<br />

open for interpretation. This will have to be settled in the KIA’s new rules on complaints. At present,<br />

however, there is no information confirming whether the KIA has indeed developed such rules, as so far<br />

nothing in this respect has been officially published by the KIA.<br />

10. Kosovo Police<br />

There are two classes of actions by the Kosovo Police, which might be subject of a complaint, i.e. police<br />

actions that adversely affect third persons outside the Kosovo Police and police actions that affect<br />

Kosovo Police officers, with respect to their legal status and employment rights. Regarding police<br />

actions against third persons, the Kosovo Police Inspectorate is responsible for conducting<br />

investigations of alleged disciplinary offences committed by the General Director, the Deputy General<br />

Director, and any Assistant General Director, as well as serious disciplinary offences allegedly<br />

committed by any police officer. 330 The Police Inspectorate submits its findings to the Disciplinary<br />

Commission, which determines, on the basis of these findings, whether indeed a disciplinary offence<br />

was committed. 331 This Commission submits its conclusion to the Minister of Internal Affairs, who then<br />

orders disciplinary measures against the General Director, the Deputy General Director and any<br />

Assistant General Director of the Police 332 , Disciplinary measures against police officers who have<br />

committed a serious disciplinary offense are imposed by the General Director of the Police 333 .<br />

Disciplinary decisions of the Minister may be appealed to the court only, while disciplinary decisions of<br />

the Director General may be appealed to the Minister. 334<br />

The Internal Affairs Unit of the Kosovo Police investigates minor disciplinary offenses committed by<br />

police officers and reports its findings to the Internal Police Disciplinary Commission. 335 A disciplinary<br />

decision is then taken by the Disciplinary Commission, which may be appealed to the police Appeals<br />

and Rewards Board. 336 Complaints of police officers regarding their status and employment rights are<br />

handled by the Police Appeals Board. 337 Both types of police actions may also be reviewed and<br />

investigated in parallel by the Ombudsperson, provided a compliant has been filed by an individual<br />

330 Law on Police, Articles 44.1 and 45.1.<br />

331 Ibid, , Articles 44.2 and 45.2.<br />

332 Article 44.3<br />

333 Article 45.3<br />

334 Articles 44.3 and 45.4<br />

335 Article 45.5<br />

336 Article 45.6<br />

337 Article 66.1<br />

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