Ministry of Interior (Republika Srpska) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Interior of
Republika Srpska
Nativename:Министарство унутрашњих послова
Републике Српске
Nativename A:Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova
Republike Srpske
Seal:RS-Police.png
Headquarters:Banja Luka
Minister2 Name:Dragan Lukač
Minister2 Pfo:Minister of Interior
Chief1 Name:Siniša Kostrešević
Chief1 Position:Director of Police
Website:www.mup.vladars.net

The Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska (Serbo-Croatian: Министарство унутрашњих послова Републике Српске (МУП РС) / Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srpske (MUP RS)) is the interior ministry of the Republika Srpska.

Description

The police are under the direct control of the MUP RS. The duties of the police are protecting the rights of all its citizens, preventing and responding to disasters and other emergency situations, and maintaining law and order in society and amongst the civil population. Counter-terrorism branches of the police are tasked with anti-terrorist operations and high-profile apprehensions. The police have their main headquarters in Banja Luka, but police academies are situated in Pale, Prijedor, and Bijeljina.

CPT report

The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has been critical of law enforcement and prison conditions in Republika Srpska, stating that "ill-treatment by the police remains a frequent occurrence and that little, if any, progress has been made" and that "It should be emphasised that some of the ill-treatment alleged was of such severity that it would amount to torture."[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Torture in Republika Srpska: the police in the dock. 15 October 2013 . Rodolfo. Toè. Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso.