Georgia marks Police Day
Many Georgian top officials have sent their kind wishes to law enforcers on Police Day. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
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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.”
Georgian top officials attended the ceremony dedicated to the Police Day. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
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”.
Today we know very well where we stand and what our future plans are, that is why we called the ongoing police reform a systemic renovation. We are eager to preserve what was good and provide the innovations which will help us respond to modern challenges,” Gakharia said.
Interior Minister Giorgi Gakhria addressed his employees. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said that the Georgian Dream government managed to ensure a politically neutral police in the country.
He praised the reforms launched in the ministry, “which will benefit the country much.”
Today is a very important day. I want to thank you for your huge merit to the country,” Bakhtadze told the police.
President Salome Zurabishvili stated that the current government is building a democratic, European and a free country and “you are the base of such a country.
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.
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.
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.
Georgia celebrates Police Officer Day, recognises and honours police officers for their dedication to the country on this special day. The Ministry of Internal Affairs hosted the official celebration where different structural subdivisions of the Ministry showcased special technologies and equipment.
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.
Georgian top officials have congratulated the country’s police officers on the day, praising their role in ensuring public safety. The Georgian prime minister, president and interior minister have stated that the Georgian police are ‘absolutely apolitical’ and that Georgian policemen are ‘heroes and high class professionals.’ PM Irakli Garibashvili stated that ‘unfortunately, some anti-state forces try to deliberately discredit the police, which is unacceptable.’
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Tuesday congratulated law enforcement officers on Police Day, saying the Georgian Government and the Ministry were “actively working” to create working conditions of “European standard” for police officers.