Police Warn of Collapse, Stage Token Strike

By , 04 Feb 2020, 09:11 AM Politics
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STA, 3 February 2020 - The situation in the police force is critical, president of the Trade Union of Police Officers (SPS) Kristjan Mlekuš told the press on Monday as union members staged a four-hour token strike. The action is a warning for Slovenia's next government that unless the situation is addressed, the police force will collapse due to understaffing, he said.

The SPS, one of the two police unions, was on strike between 8 am and noon both inland and on national borders.

Speaking to the press at the Obrežje border crossing, Mlekuš said that police officers from his union were present today near dangerous road sections, near kindergartens, schools and retirement homes.

Moreover, officers working on the border were conducting more thorough examinations of cars and cargo vehicles.

Their message is that police officers are present at the moment, but "irresponsible policies toward the police force" might change that, said Mlekuš.

Unless a downward trend in the number of police officers is reversed, the force will collapse due to understaffing, which will result in poorer security, he said.

The SPS claims that police leadership does not respect the strike agreement reached last year. Mlekuš has also denied claims by Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar that most demands have already been met or are in the process of being realised.

He said today that the trade union would not step up its strike, waiting instead for a new government to form.

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