STA, 3 January 2019 - Two police officers and a trainee from Kranj who had invited a teen friend to come along in their van while on night patrol last July have been dismissed in a final decision confirmed by a government commission, the newspaper Dnevnik reported on Thursday.
The case made headlines after the girl posted on Instagram recordings of her behind the wheel of a police van carrying smoking and boozing officers after a night shift on 11 July.
The video incriminated a 28-year-old head of the patrol and a 33-year-old police officer, as well as a 20-year-old trainee, who was allegedly the initiator of the idea.
The video shows that the girl was allowed to drive the van even though she did not have a driver's licence.
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What is more, the recordings show that the police officers were drinking spirits and smoking.
"Everyone on the job is a bit drunk, but I'm being a good girl," was the comment she posted on her profile.
Further inquiries also showed that the patrol misreported on their duties that night, including making up a false story about breathalysing a driver.
The three saw their employment contracts with the police terminated in August and they were banned from performing police tasks, but the procedure was not yet final due to the possibility of appeal.
According to Dnevnik, the dismissals are now final as they have been confirmed by the government commission for appeals related to labour relations.
