Press release
OSCE Mission and Council of Europe call on Montenegro to adopt new laws on police and national security agency
- Date:
- Place:
- PODGORICA
- Source:
- OSCE Mission to Serbia
- Fields of work:
- Policing
PODGORICA, 21 March 2005 - The Podgorica Office of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Council of Europe-Office in Podgorica urge the political actors in Montenegro to move faster towards consensus on the appointment of Heads of Police and of the National Security Agency.
There also needs to be a full and open debate in the Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro so that the new laws on Police and on National Security Agency can be adopted.
The Podgorica Offices of the OSCE Mission and the Council of Europe believe it is of the utmost importance that Montenegro's Members of the Parliament debate and enact these long outstanding laws without further delay.
Both Offices remind the Parliament and the Government of Montenegro that reform of the police and state security institutions is a fundamental prerequisite for fulfillment of the commitments towards the Council of Europe and for joining the European Union and Euro-Atlantic structures.
Such a step would also send an important message to citizens that Montenegro is irreversibly committed to the rule of law and human rights through the democratic development of such essential institutions.
The Council of Europe, along with the OSCE, is providing essential support to the Montenegrin authorities to combat organized crime and corruption. Thus, the adoption of these laws is considered important to the overall functional efficiency of the criminal justice system.
There also needs to be a full and open debate in the Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro so that the new laws on Police and on National Security Agency can be adopted.
The Podgorica Offices of the OSCE Mission and the Council of Europe believe it is of the utmost importance that Montenegro's Members of the Parliament debate and enact these long outstanding laws without further delay.
Both Offices remind the Parliament and the Government of Montenegro that reform of the police and state security institutions is a fundamental prerequisite for fulfillment of the commitments towards the Council of Europe and for joining the European Union and Euro-Atlantic structures.
Such a step would also send an important message to citizens that Montenegro is irreversibly committed to the rule of law and human rights through the democratic development of such essential institutions.
The Council of Europe, along with the OSCE, is providing essential support to the Montenegrin authorities to combat organized crime and corruption. Thus, the adoption of these laws is considered important to the overall functional efficiency of the criminal justice system.
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