The General Inspectorate of Security Forces (GIBS) (

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: ''Generální inspekce bezpečnostních sborů'') is a

independent

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tasked with investigating crimes of the officers of the Police of the Czech Republic, Customs protection,

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, inspection workers or civil employees of these institutions.

History

In 2010, the

Věci veřejné Public Affairs ( cs, Věci veřejné, VV, nicknamed ''véčkaři'') was a conservative-liberal political party in the Czech Republic. Its main platform was transparency and opposition to political corruption. It had 24 seats in the 2010–2013 C ...

political party demanded the resignation of then police president Oldřich Martinů. Former VV's

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also called for a new police president. The argument was settled after then

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formulated an agreement between the Police of the Czech Republic, the ODS and the VV. It was stipulated that the VV would choose a new police president while the ODS would appoint the director of the newly formed GIBS.

References

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