OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Decree

of Minister of the Interior of the Slovak Republic of February 2002 on Code of Ethics of the Police Force Members

Based on § 8 section 1 Act of the Slovak National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 171/1993 Coll. on Police Force as later amended I have decided

Article 1

Annexed to this Decree I issue the Code of Ethics of a Police Force member.

Article 2

The subordinate Police Force members shall be acquainted by their superiors with the Code of Ethics of a Police Force member.

Article 3

This Decree shall come into force on February 1, 2002

Ref.: SPC-19-54/3-2001

Minister

Ivan Šimko in his own hand

Code of Ethics of Police Force Members

Article 1

Police Force members (hereinafter referred to as “police officers” only) shall respect the human rights, freedoms and duties and avoid malicious and illegal conduct..

Article 2

Police officers shall perform their duties without respect to religious, racial, national, social, political, class and other external factors.

Article 3

Expressing their opinions in the public, the police officers shall officiate in an impartial and restrained way in order not to evoke doubtfulness on their impartiality.

Article 4

Police officers shall, in an exemplary way, observe the principles of civic coexistence both in the public and in their private lives.

Article 5

Police officers shall not abuse their memberships to the Police Force for getting the personal advantages or disadvantages in favour of the third persons.

Article 6

To perform their duties in a proper way, the police officers shall refrain from any business activities which would be in contradiction to independence of the police officers and their proper performance of duties.

Article 7

In spirit of official politeness, the police officers shall treat their colleagues in a polite and fair manner and shall not disregard their colleagues’ professional skills.

Article 8

Police officers shall manifest their friendliness, kindness, tactfulness and respectfulness towards any persons without exception.