Indpendent Agencies Report - Alb, Ser, Eng.pdf - QKSS
Indpendent Agencies Report - Alb, Ser, Eng.pdf - QKSS
Indpendent Agencies Report - Alb, Ser, Eng.pdf - QKSS
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deal with the emergency. 345 It is evident, that in exercising such executive authority, the Kosovo Security<br />
Council might also possibly violate human rights or abuse its authority. The Law establishing the<br />
Kosovo Security Council provides no legal remedies against such actions by the Kosovo Security<br />
Council. Nevertheless, complaints about such actions fall under the jurisdiction of the Ombudsperson. 346<br />
Practice<br />
In its Annual <strong>Report</strong> 2007-2008, the Ombudsperson has reported 35 cases of complaints filed against the<br />
Kosovo Police, 347 while between 2008 and 2010 a further 8 complaints have been filed. 348 Only one<br />
complaint has so far been filed against the Kosovo Security Force 349 , while so far there are no complaints<br />
against the Kosovo Intelligence Agency, which has recently been established and whose operational<br />
capacities are still very limited. The complaints filed against the Kosovo Police primarily concerned<br />
alleged excessive use of force by police officers 350 , abuse and maltreatment by police officers 351 and also a<br />
case of domestic violence allegedly committed by a police officer 352 . There were also complaints filed by<br />
persons, who had applied for a position with the Kosovo Police and were rejected. 353 Complaints were<br />
filed by members of the <strong>Alb</strong>anian and other communities. 354<br />
The general perception of the Ombudsperson is that the investigations conducted by the Police<br />
Inspectorate are not that clear, and some complaints were dismissed because of lack of evidence. The<br />
Ombudsperson also questions the impartiality of the investigations, as they were conducted by an<br />
institution, which is under the authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which has also authority<br />
over the Kosovo Police. There was also no evidence that the interventions and recommendations made<br />
by the Ombudsperson have been complied with.<br />
345 Ibid, Article 13.2.<br />
346 UNMIK Regulation No. 2006/6, Section 3.1<br />
347 8 th Annual <strong>Report</strong> of the Ombudsperson dated 21 July 2008, p. 109.<br />
348 Interview with Mr. Veton Vula, Director of Investigations, Ombudsperson Institution, dated 17 May 2010.<br />
349 Interview with Mr. Veton Vula<br />
350 8 th Annual <strong>Report</strong> of the Ombudsperson, p. 120<br />
351 Ibid; p. 67<br />
352 Ibid, p. 82<br />
353 Interview with Mr. Veton Vula<br />
354 Interview with Mr. Veton Vula and with Ms. Aleksandra Dimitijevic, Office of the Ombudsperson in Gracanica, dated<br />
18.05.2010<br />
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