[ 2012-05-14 ]

Election 2012: Special training for 16,000 policemen


Sixteen thousand (16,000) Police officers will be
receiving training on how to handle violent
situations and crisis during the upcoming
elections.

The training will be funded and conducted by the
UK Aid from the Department for International
Development. The Department in collaboration with
the Ghana Police Service will provide a five-week
training exercise for some police officers
nationwide.

This is to ensure that the police are equipped and
ready for any situation during the election.

The Director General of Operations of the Ghana
Police Service, DCOP John Kudalor, told Citi News
in an interview that “this training is unique
because of the combatants and the determination by
each party to win, so it's very useful to help us
take decisions and also help us to be more
professional.

“There is this perception, especially in this part
of the world that any incumbent has an advantage.


"This police service was during the last elections
and an opposition party came in so why can’t we do
it again?

“Ours is to ensure that it is fair ground, do our
job professionally. We are apolitical and that is
the same thing that we’re going to do so this are
perceptions, there are no concrete proof of the
police taking sides," he said.

He added: “I think we’re well prepared, you can
start with the biometric registration, the first
two days the police was not there was nearly
mayhem. We came in and everything stabilized.
We’re going to be doing the same thing for the
elections."

Source - Citifmonline

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