The danger that threatens Montenegrin society is endangering the security - property, personal and every other of Montenegrin citizens, says the president of the Independent Police Union, Igor Rmandić.
The reason, says Rmandić, is the lack of police officers. According to his calculation, the current staff deficit amounts to almost 1.500 officials.
"By the end of 2025, the conditions for retirement that currently apply to the retirement of police officers in Montenegro will expire, and those conditions for retirement are met by 1.700 police officers. We have launched an initiative to extend the current conditions for retirement until the end of 2030." , he states.
Rmandić expects politicians and authorities to support changes to the Law on Internal Affairs, because otherwise the state will face an irreparable loss of experienced police personnel. He sees the solution in extending the current conditions, which facilitate retirement, until 2030. That way, he says, many of them would remain working for a few more years.
"The second proposal we have is to return the Police Academy under the auspices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as it once functioned. For the simple reason that we would shorten and reduce the procedures," Rmandić said.
He referred to yesterday's allegations in certain media that dozens of former police officers will be suspended because they did not pass the checks of the National Security Agency.
"Criminals in uniform cannot have a place, but the people we want to prosecute must be brought before some courts, before some authorities who will make a certain decision based on the evidence we present to them," he said.
Rmandić also said at the press conference that they demand a 10 percent salary increase, which was canceled at the beginning of the year, even though it was followed by an earlier decision of the Government. If this does not happen, they do not rule out lawsuits against the state either.
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