International Police Organization

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International Police Organization
AbbreviationIPO
Formation2018[ citation needed ]
Legal statusInternational non-profit organization
Executive President
Dr. Mareglen Tomori
Website https://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.

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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]

Dr. 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]

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