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ARBITRARY
BEHAVIOR OF THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
OF
THE STRUGGLE AGAINST CRIMINALITY
In
response to a complaint of two citizens Z. Hajdari and S. Kumrija,
former policemen of the police in Berat, arguing that they have been
maltreated by the head of the department struggle against
criminality of the local police commissariat A. Hasani, the AHC
verified the case on the ground and came to the following
conclusions:
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On March 8, 2002 the head of the department has detained illegally
without the relevant request of the prosecutor, the two above
mentioned persons, accused for having committed a penal offence. In
fact, the prosecutor had closed their case, while the court had
ordered their return to their job.
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The head of the department, in presence of other
officials of police, had maltreated the two former policemen and, as
a result, they were seriously damaged. The prosecutor of the
district ordered their immediate release and brought the case before
the court accusing the head of department as offender of the law.
The
AHC has more than once denounced similar arbitrary acts, which are
at the damage of the reputation of the forces of public order.
Regretfully, these cases of violation of the law by police forces
continue to be rather frequent. It is a problem of serious concern
and the AHC suggests to the competent organs to bring before justice
all those responsible for violation of the law whatever their
position. This would show the serious engagement of the police to
respect the law in all circumstances.
25.03.2002
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