Injuries by the Kosovo Police against persons suspected of criminal offenses have increased.

The use of weapons by Kosovo police is regulated by law.

Kosovo Police has announced that Article 27 of the law defines the moments when police officers are allowed to use weapons.

The revolvers they carry in their belts, the police have started to use them more often.

The last time a police officer fired his weapon at a suspect was on Sunday in Vranjevc, Pristina.

And these cases when a police officer points a gun at someone suspected of a criminal offense are very specific.

"The police officer is authorized to possess and carry the official firearm allowed by the police.

The police officer is authorized to use the firearm only when it is absolutely necessary and only to the extent required to achieve the legal objective of the police, when its use is proportionate to the degree of danger and the seriousness of the criminal offense in that situation, and only if it is considered that the use of the smallest means of force will not achieve the legitimate objectives of the police ", say the Kosovo Police.

However, the laws under which the Kosovo Police operates seem to be quite clear for any movement that a police officer is allowed or not to make.

"The police law defines very well how the police can use weapons at certain moments when it protects the lives of citizens and their lives at certain moments.

I think that in this regard there is not much to say as the law defines quite well when the weapon should be used.

"Earlier were UNMIKU regulations, then the law was made in 2008 for the Kosovo Police, which includes all standards", said Nuredin Ibishi - expert on security issues.

Avni Islami says that there is no room for doubts about their use by police officers.

"We have seen in recent days that the Kosovo Police has used weapons against suspects and in the professional aspect of the Police, these are the last to pull the revolvers from the belt.

They assess when professional force should be used.

Recent cases in which police have used weapons have in no case violated the law and physical force has been used to promote the suspect's force.

"Kosovo Police has shown professionalism", said Avni Islami - expert on security issues.

The Information Office of the Kosovo Police did not provide statistics on the number of cases when police officers fired at suspects who did not obey police orders.

Although in recent days, the Kosovo Police used their weapons outside of police actions, as was the case in Badovc and Gracanica last week./Portal D /