Regional conference of the Units for Internal Control on “Prevention and repression of corruption in the police”

The two-day regional conference brought together 50 participants, representing the Ministry of Internal Affairs, delegations from 8 countries of the region and relevant international organizations.

Following topics were discussed:

• Corruption prevention

1. Which measures are undertaken for elimination of the reasons for corruptive behavior?
2. Strengthening of the integrity, accountability and transparency of the sectors authorized to fight the corruption within the police.
3. Cooperation enhancement between the national and international anti-corruption bodies.

• Corruption repression

1. The usage of the Special Investigative Measures for evidence collecting in corruptive crimes.
2. The role of the criminal judiciary system in the fight against the corruption.
3. Strategy for fighting corruption.

Decisions

The Delegates shared their experiences and best practice during presentations and speeches which gave the Host Country and its regional neighbors the chance to examine the overall situation in the Balkans region. It was agreed that a further meeting would be held in 2011 to discuss concrete activities to tackle corruption within the Host Country and increase better cross border cooperation on the subject.