Law enforcement

Victims of sexual violence during the 1992-95 war are often afraid to testify in court because of the fear of being stigmatised, the launch of an OSCE report on the issue in Sarajevo was told.

Experts are considering the lowering of the maximum speed on highways from 140 km/h to 130 km/h, as it was until recently.

At the double highway pile up on Trakia highway on Monday, most of the cars were driving at 140 km/h. The high speed, combined with the thick fog in the area caused the crash of 21 cars. Two people were killed and 15 were injured.

Obama's secret service agent "passed out drunk"

WASHINGTON -- Three members of U.S secret services tasked with protecting U.S. President Barack Obama have been sent home for "disciplinary reasons," the BBC is reporting.

The incident happened in the Netherlands, before Obama arrived there on Monday.

Cyprus routinely detains asylum seekers and refugees in prison-like conditions, sometimes breaking European Union law by holding them for more than an 18-month maximum, Amnesty International said on Monday.

Turkey, Balkan states lead global police training co-operative

Now in its fourth year, INTERPA is a growing international organisation aimed at improving the quality of police training.

Police training academies from Turkey and several Balkan states helped establish the International Association of Police Academies (INTERPA) in 2011. [AFP]

Croatia increases transparency of police work

An amendment is seen as an effort to increase public trust in the police.

Police investigations will be monitored by a civil council under the new law. [AFP]

Croatia is planning to institute a council of civil representatives to monitor criminal investigations in order to improve police transparency.

BELGRADE - Serbian Customs Administration prevented the trafficking of nearly 1.62 tons of various illegal drugs, mostly marijuana, in the course of 2013, Customs Administration Director Milos Tomic stated on Thursday.

A new project aims to create a comprehensive database of all the prison camps and other wartime detention facilities across the country over the next five years.

BELGRADE - State Secretary at the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) Vladimir Bozovic talked on Friday with Odd Berner Malme, head of the Law Enforcement Department of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Serbia, about a draft memorandum of understanding that should define priorities of cooperation.

The prosecutors? union issued a statement on Friday calling for the government to ensure that all judicial officials have adequate police protection after Alternate Minister for Citizens? Protection Yiannis Panoussis said that he would reduce the number of policemen assigned to security details.