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Fourth graduation for Kosovo Police Service School
PRISTINA 19 May 2000
PRISTINA, 19 May 2000 - The fourth class of recruits graduates from the OSCE's Kosovo Police Service School on Saturday, 20 May. The 218 cadets now go on patrol throughout the region; initially they will be with UNMIK police officers.
The last eight weeks at the Police Service School in Vucitrn/Vushtrri have been intensive for the class of 204 Albanians, 11 Serbs and 4 Turks and one other. They have covered all aspects of police work from traffic control to criminal investigation. But at the heart of the course are the concept of democratic policing and a respect for everyone's human rights.
Despite having graduated from the school, the new Kosovo police officers will have another 80 hours of classroom training in the coming months. This will be at regional training centres which have opened in Pec/Peja, Gnjilane/Gjilan and Prizren; one is soon to be open in Pristina. The school serves as the centre for the Mitrovica area.
Two classes at a time are now running at the school. The fifth class, with 287 students, is due to graduate in a month. And the sixth class, which could be the largest to date with approximately 397 students, starts Monday. The class will include 69 women; there will be 38 Serbs and 49 other minority students.
The work of the Kosovo Police Service School was praised by a recent United Nations Security Council delegation. The OSCE regards the training of a Kosovo Police Force, based on international human rights standards, as a fundamental part of democratic development.
The media are welcome to attend the Graduation Ceremony which will be held at the University Sports Centre in Pristina at 10:30, Saturday 20 May 2000.
For further information, contact Press and Public Information of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, tel.: +381 38 500 162 ext. 118, 218, 260, 342. Satphone: 871 762 009 948. Fax: +381 38 500 188. Satfax: 871 382 425 022. Roland Bless, Spokesperson, mobile + 389 70 250 576. By e-mail: [email protected]. Website: //www.osce.org/kosovo
The last eight weeks at the Police Service School in Vucitrn/Vushtrri have been intensive for the class of 204 Albanians, 11 Serbs and 4 Turks and one other. They have covered all aspects of police work from traffic control to criminal investigation. But at the heart of the course are the concept of democratic policing and a respect for everyone's human rights.
Despite having graduated from the school, the new Kosovo police officers will have another 80 hours of classroom training in the coming months. This will be at regional training centres which have opened in Pec/Peja, Gnjilane/Gjilan and Prizren; one is soon to be open in Pristina. The school serves as the centre for the Mitrovica area.
Two classes at a time are now running at the school. The fifth class, with 287 students, is due to graduate in a month. And the sixth class, which could be the largest to date with approximately 397 students, starts Monday. The class will include 69 women; there will be 38 Serbs and 49 other minority students.
The work of the Kosovo Police Service School was praised by a recent United Nations Security Council delegation. The OSCE regards the training of a Kosovo Police Force, based on international human rights standards, as a fundamental part of democratic development.
The media are welcome to attend the Graduation Ceremony which will be held at the University Sports Centre in Pristina at 10:30, Saturday 20 May 2000.
For further information, contact Press and Public Information of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, tel.: +381 38 500 162 ext. 118, 218, 260, 342. Satphone: 871 762 009 948. Fax: +381 38 500 188. Satfax: 871 382 425 022. Roland Bless, Spokesperson, mobile + 389 70 250 576. By e-mail: [email protected]. Website: //www.osce.org/kosovo