On the International Day against Corruption, Interior Minister Taulant Balla invited citizens and media to denounce any case of abuse of police officers with duty.
At an inspection on the streets of the capital, where he met with the head and employees of the Road Police, the Minister was informed by the Chief of the Commissariat Besmir Qibini that there are about 300 vehicle drivers under the charge "For active corruption" of the road police employees remaining in the attempt. Caught in violation these citizens have tried to offer the state police officer bribes to escape the fine or revoking the driving licence.
"I urge you to denounce any attempted bribe immediately. The sentences range from 6 months to 1 year in prison, but we should also publish all cases and not forget that citizens' trust in the Police increases if we fight this phenomenon with all our forces" was the Appeal of the Minister for Road Effectiveness.
He invited them to be the example and model of a new approach, which will rise to another level in the Police. Furthermore, Balla invited the citizens and media to denounce any case of abuse of police officers with duty. On the other hand, the Police Supervision Agency and other law enforcement agencies said, should increase vigilance and strongly crack down on any involvement in corrupt actions of state police employees.
The Minister underlined that citizens expect from the Police, strong law enforcement for any case of criminal speed overstepping in residential areas and other roads, failure to give priority to pedestrians, overpasses, wrong places, use of phone while driving or not wearing seat belts. On the eve of the holidays of the year, Minister Balla asked for more presence of the Police on the road axes, to facilitate the movement of vehicles and citizens.