SARAJEVO, 15 November 2012 - Regarding to the anniversary of BiH membership in the International Criminal Police Organization - Interpol, which has 190 member countries, the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina was visited by the Secretary General of Interpol Ronald K. Noble, who in his address pointed to the extraordinary success of BiH and its National Central Bureau of Interpol in Sarajevo, that was achieved in the past.
Noble said that after establishing a communication system for the exchange of data within Interpol, Bosnia was the first of the countries that joined the system and is in eighth place in the world (of 190 members) in frequency of searching Interpol's database in order to verify the corresponding data. "Only in the area of border control BiH performed 13 million search through communication system, and 22 million search, taking into account other security interesting informations in 2012," said Noble. He also pointed his willingness for support in solving permanent accomodation of Directorate, as well as the expansion of communication networks I-24/7 on the other cantonal police agencies.
On behalf of the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina Director Himzo Selimovic pointed resolve in security structure of BiH to continue to maximally engage in a field of preventing and combating all forms of crime. "Importance of the Interpol and the access to its database are extremely important for conducting and success of police actions. Also, we hope that early next year the data of the Interpol will be available to all police agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. "
As part of the ceremony, was signed the Agreement on access to the protected communication system of the General Secretariat of Interpol between the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Interior of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (HNC). The document, signed by the Director Himzo Selimovic, Interior Minister Mario Sulenta and Police Commissioner Amir Begić of HNK Canton, opens the possibility of using Interpol's database.