PRESS RELEASE

Prishtina 1st of December 2022

Kosovo Police referring to the increased interest from the media and in order to inform the opinion regarding the resignations of the Serbian community police officers informs the following:

After receiving the resignation packages from the police employees, based on the legislation in power, including Law on Police No. 04/L-076, Law No. 03/L-212 on Labor, Administrative Instruction No. 01/2021 on Work Relation in Kosovo Police, Administrative Instruction No. 04/2019 on Violations, Measures and Disciplinary Procedures on Kosovo Police as well as the standard operational procedures continued handling and reviewing of all notifications/requests for resignation.

Referring to the analysis of the resignation packages from KP and official information received from the Kosovo Police Inspectorate (KPI) related to the open criminal/administrative cases it resulted that eighty (80) officers included in the notification list of resignations, the resignation request has been approved. The process of informing and issuing the resignation certificate was carried on.

The process of resignation packages for other employees is continuing according to the procedures and legal deadlines, they are being analysed and reviewed. Other officers in the process will be invited for completion and continuing further procedures.

Kosovo Police remains committed in fulfilling its legal duties and responsibilities where for all further procedures related to this process yeo will be timely informed.