Police Operational Procedures related to the conduct of police officers during apprehension/arrest and police detention have been finalised by a working group comprising Montenegrin Police representatives and Council of Europe consultants.

This is a unified internal document summarising for the first time all relevant rules to be followed by police officers. Once adopted, it will represent one of the key tools for the prevention of ill-treatment by police officers during the execution of their duties, in line with the European standards.

The Operational Procedures were developed within the action “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro”, which is a part of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”.