Croatian Police Chief Marijan Benko told the news conference that was also attended by Minister Kirin and a State Secretary at the Interior Ministry, Ivica Buconjic, that significant progress had been made in the past 22 months during which Faber was at the helm of the county police department.
Faber was doing his job professionally and in line with the law, the news conference heard. It is police practice to send university educated staff to other police departments, Benko said. He added that Faber had shed light on a number of crimes and that the police department had grown stronger financially and in terms of staff during his term in office.
Minister Kirin said that the objective of the Croatian police was to train its staff to be able to fight all forms of crime Croatia was faced with, notably due to its geo-strategic position and the so-called Balkan drug route.
The minister wished all the best to Faber's successors, stressing that the ministry would continue to financially improve working conditions in that police department.
Faber declined to comment on the so-called Glavas case, only expressing his gratitude to County Prosecutor Drazen Petricevic and Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic for excellent cooperation.