A series of personal data protection trainings for police representatives continued on September 12 and 13 in the police departments of Smederevo (31 employees) and Valjevo (81 employees). The lecturers on the subject of data protection were the representatives of the Commissioner's Office, Marin Cetinić and Marko Milošević, and the Ministry of Interior delegated Dragan Obradović, this authority's Data Protection Officer. OSCE Mission to Serbia supports the training sessions within the framework of its project activities.

Police members were familiarized with the provisions of the Law on Personal Data Protection and referred to these provisions from the scope of the police, pointing out the inconsistencies of these regulations. The lecture presented the evolution of Ministry of Interior protection measures through examples from the Commissioner's practice, focusing on the importance of these measures, especially the use of individual and strong passwords, and the importance of log files for accountability in acting. One of the more important topics that interested the policemen was including a diagnosis in medical certificates for sick leave to determine the capability of working with and without a weapon. Around 800 policemen have attended the training so far, and the remaining police departments in Serbia are planned to be visited by the end of the year.