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'''International Police Organization''' (IPO), based in [[Milan]]o, [[Italy]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Registro Trasparenza |url=https://registrotrasparenza.mise.gov.it/index.php/consultare-il-registro/details/6/2389 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=registrotrasparenza.mise.gov.it}}</ref> is a multinational non-profit organization<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bland |first1=Matthew |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDNtEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22police+organization+ipo%22&pg=PA34 |title=The Crime Analyst's Companion |last2=Ariel |first2=Barak |last3=Ridgeon |first3=Natalie |date=2022-04-27 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-94364-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pekić |first=Ivan |date=2019 |title=ULOGA I ZADACI UPRAVE POLICIJE CRNE GORE U BORBI PROTIV TERORIZMA |url=https://web.p.ebscohost.com/abstract?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=25454439&AN=141424995&h=p%2b5u5d22zoLwgzvy%2bq7bbL0SS5QFlselkNymI%2f8TNGnX6SiHPie6qImERcNgT1bVSXsInc%2fjf6cJ2bRhWjIltg%3d%3d&crl=c&resultNs=AdminWebAuth&resultLocal=ErrCrlNotAuth&crlhashurl=login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26profile%3dehost%26scope%3dsite%26authtype%3dcrawler%26jrnl%3d25454439%26AN%3d141424995 |journal=International Journal |volume=35 |issue=5 |pages=1483–1487}}</ref> that uses education and research to develop theoretical and practical tools and raise awareness in [[security]], [[law enforcement]], and [[crisis management]]. It has chapters in twelve countries<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-27 |title=IPO: Pripadnicima bezbednosnih službi obezbediti što bolje uslove za rešavanje stambenog pitanja |url=https://www.kurir.rs/vesti/drustvo/3047507/ipo-pripadnicima-bezbednosnih-sluzbi-obezbediti-sto-bolje-uslove-za-resavanje-stambenog-pitanja |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=kurir.rs |language=sr}}</ref> including Italy,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Un nuovo membro ischitano nel team dell'International Police Organization: è Francesco Trani |url=https://www.ildispariquotidiano.it/it/un-nuovo-membro-ischitano-nel-team-dellinternational-police-organization-e-francesco-trani/?amp_markup=1 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.ildispariquotidiano.it}}</ref> [[Greece]],<ref>{{Citation |title=IPO Section Greece Action - Training (II) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1KPFoGaKKQ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en}}</ref> [[Pakistan]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-02 |title=DIG Maqsood Ahmed appointed as IPO Pakistan president |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/886523-dig-maqsood-ahmed-appointed-as-ipo-pakistan-president |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=The News International |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A DELEGATION FROM IPO PAKISTAN HEADED BY DIG DR. MAQSOOD AHMED PARTICIPATED IN 2ND INTERNATIONAL IPO CONGRESS IN ITALYA DELEGATION FROM IPO PAKISTAN HEADED BY DIG DR. MAQSOOD AHMED PARTICIPATED IN 2ND INTERNATIONAL IPO CONGRESS IN ITALY – Dr.Maqsood Ahmed |url=https://maqsoodahmed.pk/a-delegation-from-ipo-pakistan-headed-by-dig-dr-maqsood-ahmed-participated-in-2nd-international-ipo-congress-in-italya-delegation-from-ipo-pakistan-headed-by-dig-dr-maqsood-ahmed-participated-in-2nd/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Our Staff |date=2021-09-03 |title=DIG Maqsood Ahmed appointed as IPO President Pakistan |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/03-Sep-2021/dig-maqsood-ahmed-appointed-as-ipo-president-pakistan |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.nation.com.pk}}</ref> [[Kenya]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=IPO |first=International Police Organization |date=2023-05-01 |title=IPO KENYA CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP |url=https://www.interpolice.org/post/ipo-kenya-change-of-leadership |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Inter Police Org |language=en}}</ref>[[Montenegro]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-25 |title=Blog - Stranica 4 od 12 |url=https://www.ipomontenegro.me/blog/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=IPO Montenegro |language=sr-RS}}</ref> [[Serbia]], [[Albania]], [[Slovenia]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPO Slovenia - Internacionalna Policijska Organizacija Slovenija {{!}} Organizacija |url=https://www.ipo-slovenia.eu/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=IPO Slovenia |language=sl}}</ref> and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNACIONALNA POLICIJSKA ORGANIZACIJA |url=https://www.ipo-bih.org/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=IPO Bosnia |language=sl}}</ref> It is not to be confused with an older and larger [[International Police Association]], an association of police force members.
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'''International Police Organization''' (IPO) is an international non-governmental organization. The organization is not affiliated with government police organizations, and is connected to far-right and criminal groups in Serbia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Milenković |first=Marko |title=Kdo stoji za Mednarodno policijsko organizacijo IPO, ki je pri nas pomagala po poplavah? |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/kdo-stoji-za-mednarodno-policijsko-organizacijo-ipo-ki-je-pri-nas-pomagala-po-poplavah/679297 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=rtvslo.si |language=sl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Policijska organizacija, ki s policijo nima zveze |url=https://www.dnevnik.si/1043030916 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Dnevnik}}</ref> The organization has held conferences on security topics, and contributed to aid efforts following flooding in Slovenia in 2023.


== History and Activities ==
== Activities ==
The organization presents itself as a professional security organization, and played a significant role in providing humanitarian aid following the [[2023 Slovenia floods]].<ref name=":0" /> It is not affiliated to any official police organizations, but maintains ties with the far-right and criminal groups in Serbia,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dragoljo |first=Sasa |date=9 December 2021 |title=With Ruling Party Ties, Serbian Right-Wing 'Security' Groups Flourish |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2021/12/09/with-ruling-party-ties-serbian-right-wing-security-groups-flourish/ |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=[[Balkan Insight]]}}</ref> as well as with the government of Slovenia.<ref name=":0" /> It has organized conferences on security topics.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=(POGOVOR) Teroristi vsak dan pripravljajo napade, pripadniki državnih oboroženih sil pa vsak dan tvegajo življenja |url=https://vecer.com/kronika/pogovor-teroristi-vsak-dan-pripravljajo-napade-pripadniki-drzavnih-oborozenih-sil-pa-vsak-dan-tvegajo-zivljenja-10331907 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=vecer.com |language=sl}}</ref>
The International Police Organization was founded in 2018, and since 2022 it has a special consultative status at the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] (ECOSOC).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=International Police Organization IPO |url=https://wfad.se/user/774/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=World Federation Against Drugs |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About IPO {{!}} International Police Organization IPO |url=https://www.interpolice.org/about-ipo |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Inter Police Org |language=en}}</ref> It states it aims to contribute to creating a safer community and a safer future by bringing together civilian professionals and security structures. It involves both civilian professionals and law enforcement in addressing security-related challenges.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-15 |title=International Police Organization IPO {{!}} Interreg Europe - Sharing solutions for better policy |url=https://www.interregeurope.eu/community/international-police-organization-ipo |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.interregeurope.eu |language=en}}</ref>


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Mareglan Tomori is the organization's executive president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=irpinia24 |title=Abuso sessuale sui minori. Il dottore Mareglen Tomori leader dell'International Police Organization e segretario generale del Counter Crime Intelligence Organization interviene sul tema {{!}} Irpinia24 |url=http://www.irpinia24.it/wp/blog/2020/10/08/abuso-sessuale-sui-minori-il-dottore-mareglen-tomori-leader-dellinternational-police-organization-e-segretario-generale-del-counter-crime-intelligence-organization-interviene-sul-tema/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=Lotta al Cyberbullismo - La Voce del Parlamento |url=https://lavocedelparlamento.it/lotta-al-bullismo-e-al-cyberbullismo/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=it-IT}}</ref> Ilija Životić served as the organization's first president<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vujčić |first=Igor |title=With Ruling Party Ties, Serbian Right-Wing 'Security' Groups Flourish |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2021/12/09/with-ruling-party-ties-serbian-right-wing-security-groups-flourish/ |website=Balkan Insight}}</ref> and is the honorary president.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CSGS Newsletter 2021 |url=https://aue.ae/csgs-newsletter-2021/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-26 |title=Profesor Instituta za bezbednost FIM u Beogradu, predsednik Internacionalne policijske organizacije (IPO) Srbija , narodni poslanik SNS - a Ilija Životić : " Trenutno u Srbiji ima oko dvadeset organizovanijh kriminalnih grupa - iKragujevac |url=https://www.ikragujevac.com/vesti/72243-profesor-instituta-za-bezbednost-fim-u-beogradu-predsednik-internacionalne-policijske-organizacije-ipo-srbija-narodni-poslanik-sns-a-ilija-zivotic-trenutno-u-srbiji-ima-oko-dvadeset-organizovanijh-kriminalnih-grupa.html |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.ikragujevac.com |language=sr-yu}}</ref>
The goal of creating theoretical and practical tools suggests that the organization is aiming to develop concrete, evidence-based solutions to address security issues. Its second congress was in Italy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisci |first=Michela |date=2023-07-28 |title=Milano, Congresso della ONG "International Police Organization IPO" |url=https://www.tag24.it/723931-milano-congresso-internazionale-international-police-organization-ipo/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=TAG24 |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tomori |first=Mareglen |title=The criminal misuse of information and communications technologies for illicit drug-related activities is increasing |url=https://vngoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Speech-Dr.-Tomori-Mareglen-UNODC-VNGOC-.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morreale |first=Silvia |date=2020-10-20 |title=International Police Organization: "Strong IPO for stronger world" |url=https://www.alessioromeocrime.com/2020/10/20/international-police-organization-strong-ipo-for-stronger-world/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=alessioromeocrime.com - Portale di Criminologia |language=it-IT}}</ref>


== Chapters ==
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[[Criminology|Criminologist]] Dr. Mareglan Tomori, the author of ''Against Bullying'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tomori |first=Dott Mareglen |url=https://www.amazon.it/Contro-bullismo-elementi-criminologia-sociale-ebook/dp/B0CBHCZFN6 |title=Contro il bullismo, elementi di criminologia sociale e dei minori: Manuale per genitori e operatori |language=Italian}}</ref> is the organization's executive president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=irpinia24 |title=Abuso sessuale sui minori. Il dottore Mareglen Tomori leader dell'International Police Organization e segretario generale del Counter Crime Intelligence Organization interviene sul tema {{!}} Irpinia24 |url=http://www.irpinia24.it/wp/blog/2020/10/08/abuso-sessuale-sui-minori-il-dottore-mareglen-tomori-leader-dellinternational-police-organization-e-segretario-generale-del-counter-crime-intelligence-organization-interviene-sul-tema/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=Lotta al Cyberbullismo - La Voce del Parlamento |url=https://lavocedelparlamento.it/lotta-al-bullismo-e-al-cyberbullismo/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=it-IT}}</ref> Professor and security expert Ilija Životić served as the organization's first president<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vujčić |first=Igor |title=With Ruling Party Ties, Serbian Right-Wing ‘Security’ Groups Flourish |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2021/12/09/with-ruling-party-ties-serbian-right-wing-security-groups-flourish/ |website=Balkan Insight}}</ref> and is the honorary president.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CSGS Newsletter 2021 |url=https://aue.ae/csgs-newsletter-2021/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-26 |title=Profesor Instituta za bezbednost FIM u Beogradu, predsednik Internacionalne policijske organizacije (IPO) Srbija , narodni poslanik SNS - a Ilija Životić : " Trenutno u Srbiji ima oko dvadeset organizovanijh kriminalnih grupa - iKragujevac |url=https://www.ikragujevac.com/vesti/72243-profesor-instituta-za-bezbednost-fim-u-beogradu-predsednik-internacionalne-policijske-organizacije-ipo-srbija-narodni-poslanik-sns-a-ilija-zivotic-trenutno-u-srbiji-ima-oko-dvadeset-organizovanijh-kriminalnih-grupa.html |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.ikragujevac.com |language=sr-yu}}</ref>
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The organization has chapters in twelve countries<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-27 |title=IPO: Pripadnicima bezbednosnih službi obezbediti što bolje uslove za rešavanje stambenog pitanja |url=https://www.kurir.rs/vesti/drustvo/3047507/ipo-pripadnicima-bezbednosnih-sluzbi-obezbediti-sto-bolje-uslove-za-resavanje-stambenog-pitanja |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=kurir.rs |language=sr}}</ref> including Italy,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Un nuovo membro ischitano nel team dell'International Police Organization: è Francesco Trani |url=https://www.ildispariquotidiano.it/it/un-nuovo-membro-ischitano-nel-team-dellinternational-police-organization-e-francesco-trani/?amp_markup=1 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.ildispariquotidiano.it}}</ref> Greece,<ref>{{Citation |title=IPO Section Greece Action - Training (II) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1KPFoGaKKQ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en}}</ref> Pakistan,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-02 |title=DIG Maqsood Ahmed appointed as IPO Pakistan president |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/886523-dig-maqsood-ahmed-appointed-as-ipo-pakistan-president |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=The News International |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A DELEGATION FROM IPO PAKISTAN HEADED BY DIG DR. MAQSOOD AHMED PARTICIPATED IN 2ND INTERNATIONAL IPO CONGRESS IN ITALYA DELEGATION FROM IPO PAKISTAN HEADED BY DIG DR. MAQSOOD AHMED PARTICIPATED IN 2ND INTERNATIONAL IPO CONGRESS IN ITALY – Dr.Maqsood Ahmed |url=https://maqsoodahmed.pk/a-delegation-from-ipo-pakistan-headed-by-dig-dr-maqsood-ahmed-participated-in-2nd-international-ipo-congress-in-italya-delegation-from-ipo-pakistan-headed-by-dig-dr-maqsood-ahmed-participated-in-2nd/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Our Staff |date=2021-09-03 |title=DIG Maqsood Ahmed appointed as IPO President Pakistan |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/03-Sep-2021/dig-maqsood-ahmed-appointed-as-ipo-president-pakistan |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.nation.com.pk}}</ref> Kenya,<ref>{{Cite web |last=IPO |first=International Police Organization |date=2023-05-01 |title=IPO KENYA CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP |url=https://www.interpolice.org/post/ipo-kenya-change-of-leadership |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Inter Police Org |language=en}}</ref> Montenegro,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-25 |title=Blog - Stranica 4 od 12 |url=https://www.ipomontenegro.me/blog/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=IPO Montenegro |language=sr-RS}}</ref> Serbia, Albania, Slovenia,<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPO Slovenia - Internacionalna Policijska Organizacija Slovenija {{!}} Organizacija |url=https://www.ipo-slovenia.eu/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=IPO Slovenia |language=sl}}</ref> and Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNACIONALNA POLICIJSKA ORGANIZACIJA |url=https://www.ipo-bih.org/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=IPO Bosnia |language=sl}}</ref>

Education and conferences are the organization's most notable activity, mostly through seminars conducted by its academy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPO European command |url=https://www.interpolice.academy/europen-command |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=INTERPOLICEACADEMY |language=en}}</ref> It has organized scholarly conferences, roundtables, and events in Europe, Asia, and Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-30 |title=IPO Pakistan members attend national security moot |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/848100/ipo-pakistan-members-attend-national-security-moot/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-28 |title=Ivan Pekić učestvovao u vodećem svjetskom događaju UN-a na temu borbe protiv droga - Primorski Portal |url=https://primorski.me/info/ivan-pekic-ucestvovao-u-vodecem-svjetskom-dogadjaju-un-a-na-temu-borbe-protiv-droga/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=primorski.me |language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morreale |first=Silvia |date=2021-04-09 |title=B.A.L.E. Academy e Union Security: la formazione incontra l'eccellenza |url=https://www.alessioromeocrime.com/2021/04/09/b-a-l-e-academy-e-union-security-la-formazione-incontra-leccellenza/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=alessioromeocrime.com - Portale di Criminologia |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-19 |title=Održano predavanje "Uloga i značaj mladih u kreiranju bezbjednijeg društva" - Primorski Portal |url=https://primorski.me/info/odrzano-predavanje-uloga-i-znacaj-mladih-u-kreiranju-bezbjednijeg-drustva/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=primorski.me |language=sr-RS}}</ref>

Among its experts are Lorcan Byrne, [[Ireland|Irish]] security expert involved in the rescue of victims of the 2013 [[Westgate shopping mall attack]] in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-17 |title=EAST AFRICA : Lorcan Byrne, Frontier Services Group's new asset - 17/11/2017 - The Indian Ocean Newsletter |url=https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2017/11/17/lorcan-byrne-frontier-services-group-s-new-asset,108281322-art |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Africa Intelligence |language=en}}</ref> and logopedagogy and education expert Dr. Sebastjan Kristovič. '''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kristovič o vzgojnih in psiholoških vidikih agresivnega vedenja otrok |url=https://almamater.si/kristovic-o-vzgojnih-in-psiholoskih-vidikih-agresivnega-vedenja-otrok-n1074 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=almamater.si |language=en}}</ref>'''

When a 13-year old shot ten children in the [[Belgrade school shooting]], IPO chapters in Serbia and Montenegro called for increased education against [[bullying]], prevention, detection of potential incidents, and school security.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petrić |first=Radomir |title=IPO od MUP-a traži uvođenje školskog policajca |url=https://feral.bar/post/12945 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Feral {{!}} BAR}}</ref>

The NBA player [[Goran Dragić]], NHL player [[Anže Kopitar]], basketball players Deanthony Langston, [[Zoran Dragić]], [[Rasho Nesterović|Rašo Nesterović]], and [[Edo Murić]], were among those who donated in IPO humanitarian activities.<ref name=":1" />

During the [[2023 Slovenia floods]], Slovenian IPO chapter organized a series of humanitarian activities and distributed over 330 tons of food and help materials.<ref>{{Cite web |title=STA: Iz zbirnega centra IPO v prvi dneh po poplavah več kot 330 ton pomoči |url=https://www.sta.si/3205649/iz-zbirnega-centra-ipo-v-prvi-dneh-po-poplavah-vec-kot-330-ton-pomoci?q=ipo |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.sta.si}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=STA: Na ljubljanskem Sneberskem nabrežju prostovoljci v roke prijeli tudi udarno kladivo |url=https://www.sta.si/3203100/na-ljubljanskem-sneberskem-nabrezju-prostovoljci-v-roke-prijeli-tudi-udarno-kladivo?q=ipo |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.sta.si}}</ref> Slovenian former president [[Borut Pahor]], the United States and United Kingdom ambassadors [[Jamie Harpootlian|Jamie Linder Harpootlianin]] and Tiffany Sadler, Ljubljana mayor [[Zoran Janković (politician)|Zoran Janković]], prime minister [[Robert Golob]]'s partner Tina Gaber, and many famous Slovenians participated in or expressed support for IPO activities during and after the floods.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Slovenia Times |url=https://sloveniatimes.com/39468/volunteers-doing-tremendous-job-in-flood-relief-effort |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=sloveniatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Policijska organizacija, ki s policijo nima zveze |url=https://www.dnevnik.si/1043030916 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Dnevnik}}</ref>

In October 2023, a daily [[Večer (Slovenia)|Večer]] published a two-page feature article on the International Police Organization by a prominent Slovenian journalist and criminologist Dr. Damijana Žist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Žist |first=Damijana |date=20 October 2023 |title=Z dobrodelnostjo k varnejši skupnosti in boljšemu jutri |work=Večer}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 05:54, 22 September 2024

Not to be confused with Interpol.
International Police Organization
AbbreviationIPO
Formation2018[citation needed]
Legal statusInternational non-profit organization
Executive President
Mareglen Tomori
Websitehttps://www.interpolice.org/

International Police Organization (IPO) is an international non-governmental organization. The organization is not affiliated with government police organizations, and is connected to far-right and criminal groups in Serbia.[1][2] The organization has held conferences on security topics, and contributed to aid efforts following flooding in Slovenia in 2023.

Activities

The organization presents itself as a professional security organization, and played a significant role in providing humanitarian aid following the 2023 Slovenia floods.[1] It is not affiliated to any official police organizations, but maintains ties with the far-right and criminal groups in Serbia,[3] as well as with the government of Slovenia.[1] It has organized conferences on security topics.[4]

Mareglan Tomori is the organization's executive president.[5][6] Ilija Životić served as the organization's first president[7] and is the honorary president.[8][9]

Chapters

The organization has chapters in twelve countries[10] including Italy,[11] Greece,[12] Pakistan,[13][14][15] Kenya,[16] Montenegro,[17] Serbia, Albania, Slovenia,[18] and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c Milenković, Marko. "Kdo stoji za Mednarodno policijsko organizacijo IPO, ki je pri nas pomagala po poplavah?". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. ^ "Policijska organizacija, ki s policijo nima zveze". Dnevnik. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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