Georgia marks Police Day
Georgian top officials have addressed policemen at a special ceremony in Tbilisi. Photo: police.ge.
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Georgia is marking Police Day today.
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.’
The government will not tolerate any such attempt,” Garibashvili said.
He stated that many policemen have died heroically for the country and its citizens.
I express my deep gratitude to the deceased policemen and their families,” Garibashvili said.
He stated that the government should take further steps to ensure additional social and other benefits for Georgian policemen and their families.
President Salome Zurabishvili stated that respect for police is equal to respect for statehood.
She awarded three female police officers for their efforts to combat domestic violence.
Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri repeated that the Georgian police is unbiased and focused only on state interests.
The United States Embassy to Georgia has congratulated Georgia as the country marks Police Day today. "Police officers do a difficult job, often in hazardous circumstances. Most of these brave men and women face daily dangers and spend sleepless nights on duty to keep us all safe", the Embassy said.
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.
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 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.
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.
Georgian police and the Interior Ministry have played an “important role” in the country’s integration with the European Union and the visa-free travel implementation process with the EU, Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri said on Tuesday in an address delivered on Police Day.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday congratulated law enforcement officers on Police Day by saying public order and security of citizens in the country rested on police professionals.