Police: In Changing NAKA, We Want Cases to Remain with Same Police Officers

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - When reorganising the National Crime Agency (NAKA), the aim will be to ensure that it doesn't cause unreasonable prolongations in proceedings and that the same police officers will work on cases even after their reassignment, Police Corps Presidium spokesman Michal Slivka told TASR on Thursday. "It's important to say that the planned organisational change doesn't reduce the number of police officers who will deal with serious crime. On the contrary, the transfer from specialised units will strengthen basic units, and presidium specialists will pass on their know-how to other colleagues," noted Slivka. The planned changes in the police are aimed at stabilising staff and strengthening units that are currently struggling with understaffing. "These are mainly basic units, positions at district and regional police headquarters, which have long been unbearably overburdened and will be strengthened by additional police officers thanks to the reorganisation. This will increase public safety, which is a priority for the Police Corps," he said. Conversely, the police consider NAKA and the National Headquarters for Special Types of Crime to have disproportionately large numbers of staff and opaque agendas. "The staffing levels of these units can be used more efficiently to ensure more effective and much more efficient coordination and use of human resources," said the police presidium. am/df