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Montenegro
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Council for civil control of police.
This was legally mandated and
founded in 2005. From 2010-2015
the council consisted of four
individuals and support staff.
General Inspectorate of Police
The function of civil control
of the police is to assess the
application of police
powers, the protection of
the rights and freedoms of
the citizens of Montenegro,
effective implementation of
the Law on Internal Affairs
The General Inspectorate of
Police is responsible, inter
alia, for conducting internal
investigations aimed at
ensuring that police ethics
are observed
The council can only make
recommendations for action to the
Office of Internal Police Control or
the state prosecutor.
Internal organisation responsible
for dealing with complaints from
the public about police behaviours
and actions.
element to the three classic public
authorities. The main function
being to check the accuracy of the
administration’s actions. It also has
responsibility to perform
preventative visits in places where
people deprived of freedom are or
can be located.
In Montenegro the citizens’ right
“to know” is guaranteed by the
Constitution and the Law on Free
Access to Information (FAI), as
well as the ratified international
treaties. The first Law on FAI was
adopted in 2005. This process was
completed in July 2012, by
Under Order No. 765 of 13
November 2006 on the
organisation and operation of the
Public Security Directorate, the
General Inspectorate of Police
reports directly to the
Government Counsellor for the
Interior and acts on the
instructions of the latter or of the
Minister of State, as well as on the
instructions of the Office of the
Chief Prosecutor in the context of
judicial inquiries.
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