ANNUAL REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE POLICE (2006) - Policija

EXERCISING OF POWERS BY AND THREATS TO POLICE OFFICERS
Persons whose identity was established by the police
Legal basis 2005 2006 Change (%)
Police Act (Article 25 ) 61,702 63,859 3.5
State Border Control Act (Article 35 ) 13,714 12,023 -12.3
Total 75,416 75,882 0.6
Persons brought before the court to be processed for a criminal or general offence
2005 2006
Change
(%)
Persons facing criminal charges
(157/1of the Criminal Procedure Act)
44 38 -13.6
Persons facing minor offence charges
(10/1 of the General Offences Act)
1,265 785 -37.9
Total 1,309 823 -37.1
Persons detained under the Police Act (Zpol), General Offences Act (ZP) and Criminal Procedure Act
(ZKP)
Duration of detention 2005 2006
Change
(%)
Up to 24 hours (43/1 of ZPol) 98 88 -10.2
Up to 48 hours (43/2 of ZPol)* 573 1,905 232.5
Up to 12 hours (109/2 of ZP) 2,219 2,274 2.5
Up to 12 hours (110/2 of ZP) 704 232 -67.0
Up to 6 hours (157/2 of ZPol) 2,087 1,768 -15.3
Up to 48 hours (157/2 of ZPol) 1,595 1,758 10.2
Total 7,267 8,025 10.3
** On 10.1.2006 the Police Act was amended to include the power of detention, so that according
to Paragraph 2, Article 43, a person that is to be handed over to foreign security authorities may
be detained by the police for up to 48 hours.
Use of instruments of restraint
10.000
8.000
6.000
4.000
2.000
0
3.848
cases
3.884
8.027
7.964
instruments of restraint
used
4.479
4.632
offenders*
2005
2006
* Persons against which instruments of restraint were used.
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