PM says Gov’t will provide better salary and living conditions for police staff
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The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated today that providing better salaries and living conditions for police staff is becoming a priority for the government.
I have already spoken about the issue with Interior Minister Giorgi Gvakharia and he is fully supportive. I have also spoken with the minister of finance and gradually, the state will take steps to appropriately respect its police staff, as they risk their lives on a daily basis,” Kvirikashvili said during a presentation of the patrol police united service centre.
Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated that the Georgian police cares both for the security of the people and their comfort.
The new service centre. Photo: Prime Minister's press office.
The minister stated that the new service centre, which is located on Noe Ramishvili 38, in the Samgori district of Tbilisi, will ensure comfort for citizens.
Gakharia stated that from now on people will be able to receive about 50 police services in one space, like issues related to driving licenses, retrieving vehicles from impound lots and others.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has announced it has launched a human rights department in a new move aimed at improving the qualification of law enforcement professionals in dealing with various new challenges in crime.
The criminal police should be more effective and should react more rapidly to the challenges that our society faces nowadays, says Georgia’s Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia.
Georgia’s Deputy Interior Minister Shalva Khutsishvili says that about 3,000 smart cameras will be installed in cities and regions in order to reduce the number of traffic violations.
Very soon Tbilisi will have more patrol police crews, Georgia’s Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili announced today.
The areas of their operation include Shardeni, Bambis Rigi, Kote Apkhazi, Tabidze, and Vertskhli streets, also Avenue of David Agmashenebeli, as well as Europe, Vakhtang Gorgasali, Saarbrücken, and Abanotubani Squares.
The US State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) continues to support the Canine Drug Interdiction Programme in Georgia.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has finished training call centre operators throughout the country meaning citizens in different regions will be able to contact the police service more effectively.
A new crew of public order officers will soon appear in the streets of Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi to prevent crime. 60 public order officers have already passed special training and will soon start their duties.
180 new vehicles were delivered to the regional police departments in Georgia, announces the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has started training and hiring staff for the investigative department as a result of reforms within the body.
Today Georgia marks Police Day. Addressing police employees Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that it is the “biggest honour for me to serve the country with you.” Gakharia paid homage to police employees killed on duty and stated that the current goal is the creation of an effective police,” which will always preserve political neutrality”.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has opened a new office for its forensic-criminalistics department, which has 20 modern labs, including a DNA lab.“The department will now offer a biological examination service. The lack of service in previous years made genetic examinations impossible, hampering complex studies and various investigative activities,” the Interior Ministry reports.
The Patrol Police Department of Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday launched a “unified service centre” in the Black Sea city of Batumi to improve citizen access to police services.