The Day of the Slovenian police was especially festive: twelve people received the highest police awards, while at the same time new premises of the National Forensic Laboratory were opened.

Speakers at the event were Director General of the Police Marjan Fank, Minister of the Interior Vesna Györkös Žnidar and Director of the National Forensic Laboratory Franc Sablič, who said that the new premises had put the police one step closer to perpetrators.

Celebrations are being held all over the country, where awards are presented to police employees for their commitment to spreading security culture and contribution to security. Other organisations and individuals are presented with police cooperation badges. Today, Minister of the Interior Vesna Györkös Žnidar and Director General of the Police Marjan Fank presented twelve recipients with the highest police awards.

The official part of the ceremony was followed by ceremonial opening of the new National Forensic Laboratory building, which is one of the few major investments of the Police in the recent period. Forensic science has advanced markedly in the last two decades, making criminal investigations faster and more reliable than ever. Every police force needs a modern and well-equipped laboratory, which can at any moment perform forensic examinations needed to explain a criminal offence and apprehend the perpetrator.