Police Urged to Forge Relations with Civilians The Eastern Equatoria State head of chiefs Madam Magdalena Ihisa Tito has urged the police to forge close relationships with civilians for better service delivery.02 November 2011 The Eastern Equatoria State head of chiefs Madam Magdalena Ihisa Tito speaks during the ongoing police training in Torit. [© Gurtong]By Peter Lokale Nakimangole
TORIT, 2 November 2011 (Gurtong) – Madam Tito, who spoke on the second day of training for police officers on gender-based violence in the state capital Torit, said such an approach would boost the fight against insecurity. She advised the police force to uphold professionalism as they serve, saying that it was unfortunate that some members of the force were operating outside their mandate to ‘Serve and Protect’ the public. “Members of the force who operate outside the expected standards have tarnished the reputation of the force. I urge you to acquire and apply the skills from this training in your duties”, said Tito. The 5-day training that targets 25 officers was launched Monday by an American non-governmental organisation, Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF) International. The training seeks to equip the officers with basic skills on how to investigate, treat and handle gender-based violence. CHF International has collaborated with the State Ministry of Local Government and Law Enforcement to facilitate the training, while the UNDP’s Rule of Law unit is coordinating the exercise. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
