Ured za suzbijanje korupcije i organiziranog kriminaliteta

Summary

USKOK is the specialised state attorney office responsible for investigating and prosecuting corruption by public officials—including police officers—and organised crime. Established by statute (NN 76/09), it has national jurisdiction and is headquartered in Zagreb. When a police officer is suspected of a corruption offence, the police are legally obliged to report to USKOK, which then directs investigative actions through the police anti-corruption unit PNUSKOK. USKOK wields full prosecutorial powers (subpoena, compel testimony, evidence access) but is a prosecution body rather than a discipline or civilian review body; any police discipline flows from its criminal referrals, not direct binding orders.