wounding of police officers, in some cases administrative and criminal impunity of perpetrators of violence, etc. Through the beginning upon initiative of cases made public in the media for the exercise of physical violence against citizens by the employees of the State Police in the police premises or outside them, after comprehensive investigation of these cases, it was recommended the initiation of the investigation for the offense of “Committing arbitrary actions” as provided by Article 250 of the Criminal, for 9 cases. People suspected in committing this offense were mainly directors of the State Police such as Deputy Director of Police, chiefs of police stations and police employees of the basic role. There is innovation in terms of the approach taken by the Ombudsman in order to expand investigation in connection with the responsibility of other persons present during the use of violence by officials of the Police to the detriment of citizens. Given the legal obligation of police employees, who had not taken action to stop unlawful situation, the Prosecution body was recommended the beginning of criminal charges against them “Failure to take measures to stop unlawful situation”, provided for by Article 291 of the Criminal Code. In handling cases of complaints of prisoners or pre-trial detainees, when physical violence was exerted to them by employees of Prison Police, we can mention the cases of maltreatment of a prisoner at “Zahari” IECD Krujë, by police officers of the General Directorate of Prisons, or a prisoner of Durrës IECD by the police intervention group. While many of the criminal cases initiated by the Prosecutor's Office on the basis of recommendations of the Ombudsman are ceased or even when they are accepted and an investigation is initiated, the legal qualification of the offense is changed from torture to the execution of arbitrary actions, because the latter provides more lenient sanctions and types. For this reason, the Ombudsman Institution recommended to the Director of State Police to:  Carry out a thorough analysis of this phenomenon, the issuance of contributing factors and setting specific tasks for its prevention.  Generalization of the cases of violence and measures given on their authors.  Improving the curriculum of Police Basic School and the High School of Security (Police), giving priority and enriching it with more themes, for the recognition and strict adherence to human rights.  Directors of State Police in central and local levels should work more with officials in order to enable their presentation with the national and international normative acts in the field of human rights and especially with the the content of the Criminal Code provision, as amended, for the Offense of “Torture”. They should take all the organizational measures that legal infringement, which is made by certain individuals at police authorities be prevented and if it happens, it should be immediately denunciated to the competent authorities.  The Directors of State Police should be positive examples for their subordinates in public as well, regarding the correctness in performing tasks, the implementation of laws and especially with regard to respect for human rights, and treatment with dignity of citizens, whether they are offenders or not.  Ongoing training in the psychological aspect for employees of the State Police in order to enforce the rules of conduct and ethics in the performance of duties, and maintaining peace and control in their actions while performing their legal duties even when verbally or physically challenged, by different people. 10

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