We turn our eyes toward the police
Allegations about violence, discrimination and lack of professionalism continue toward the Kosovo Police.
|2020.12.19
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“I swear dad, they beat me” the 14-year-old told his father
From the first minutes of the recording one of the policemen can be heard exercising violence toward Agan.
As much as the policeman's behavior aggravated him, he was surprised because he hadn’t felt discriminated against before “at school, at work, and in the city” because of his ethnicity.
Although many citizens have shown trust in Kosovo’s Police, there are cases when members of the police have violated their trust by violating their basic rights.
Ngadhnjim Avdyli
Ngadhnjim Avdyli is a former K2.0 staff journalist, covering mainly politics, governance and social justice issues. He has a degree in journalism from the University of Prishtina.
This story was originally written in Albanian.