OSCE Mission trains police on good practices in transferring arrested persons to and from Kosovo

A five-day advanced training course organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo for ten members of the Police Close Protection Unit on good practices in the transfer of arrested persons wanted by Kosovo or other jurisdictions, concluded in Lipjan/Lipljan on 22 August 2014.

The training was a follow-up to a basic course delivered in November last year, and focused on the transfer of high-risk prisoners from and to Kosovo and included practical exercises and simulations.

“The main goal of this training was to build up know-how within the Kosovo Police as these trainees will be tasked with delivering the same training to other officers who will be assigned to this unit in the future,” said Duško Zavišić, Director of the OSCE Mission’s Department of Security and Public Safety.

The course curriculum covered the legal basis for the transfer of arrested persons; vehicle, bus and airplane transfer operations; security measures as well as techniques and methods for defensive and offensive tactics prior, during and after the transfer.

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is mandated with human and community rights protection and promotion, democratization and public safety sector development. It delivers advanced and specialized training courses for law enforcement agencies.