PM: “Georgia has a respected and modern police force”
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Georgia’s Prime Minister is sending his best wishes and congratulations to all police in Georgia today as the nation marks Police Day.
The annual Police Day recognises the efforts, professionalism and hard work of the country’s police force.
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said Georgia’s police were extremely professional and were trusted and respected by the public.
I congratulate you on Police Day and I express my respect to all policemen and women serving the country. We know and appreciate that you risk your lives to ensure our peace in the present and the future,” said Kvirikashvili in his address this morning.
He also made special mention of the police officers who had died on duty, and said these people deserved to be honoured.
The Georgian high official said Georgia’s police force were worthy of any modern state and had the highest integrity.
We are taking the leading position in the region, and not only in the region, for the professionalism and capability of our police,” the PM stressed.
Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Mgebrishvili highlighted "respecting police meant respecting European values”.
He said the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the police force were "intolerable to criminals”.
"Germany knows well that no one is being politically persecuted in Georgia and we are discussing the possibility to grant Georgia the status of ‘safe country’,” Germany’s Federal Minister of Interior Thomas de Maiziere told his Georgian counterpart today.
Germany’s Federal Minister of Interior and vice premier of Bavaria, Joachim Herrmann, told Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Mgebrishvili that he wished to see closer cooperation between German and Georgian law enforcement agencies.
Georgia’s incumbent Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance has been appointed as the new Interior Minister. The First Deputy Corrections Minister has been promoted to Corrections Minister.
Giorgi Mgebrishvili stated today that the Ministry of Internal Affairs would be focused on fighting domestic violence and violence against women if he could continue his work as a minister after tomorrow’s voting in the legislative body.
Georgian police officers are being recognised for their dedication to their country in a special day.
Georgian and German police forces are forging closer ties to better fight crime and enhance the already strong cooperation between the agencies of the two nations.
Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs, who has returned from an official trip in Germany, has spoken out about the opposition’s allegations of increased crimes in Georgia and called on people to refrain from criticizing or verbally abusing Georgia’s police officers.
Today Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Mgebrishvili said the agency was aware of several incidences planned for before and after the October 8 Parliamentary Elections and he stressed any such incident would not be tolerated.
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