BOSNIAN STATE DATA BASE ON STOLEN VEHICLES TO BE DEVELOPED THIS MONTH

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (April 9,2008) – Technical preparation of the project for the development of the Bosnian state data base of stolen vehicles is undergoing and its completion is expected by the end of April, as it was announced by the Bosnian Ministry of Security.

Division and sectioned data in entity data bases until now have been reasons for mistakes and delays in data input and international searches and checkups in the process of vehicle registration.

Setup of the state data base on stolen vehicles is undoubtedly a significant step in the fight against automobile theft crime.

Entity internal ministries and Brcko District police agreed for their data bases to be joined into ASF Interpol base and to be automatically updated.

Due to inexistence of one state data base on stolen vehicles, Interpol office in Bosnia which is part of the Ministry of Security in March 2007 initiated within the project “Push and Pull” of the international organization of criminal police - Interpol, to form a state data base on stolen vehicles.

All police agencies shall have access to this base and to check the status of suspicious vehicles in Bosnia and world wide.
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