Concord Times (Freetown)
Mohamed Massaquoi and Kevin Hill
13 May 2008
Applicants for the Sierra Leone Police Force have alleged that lack of food and other resources are the reasons behind the delay in the commencement of training for recruits.
The SLP have, however, denied the claim stating that there has been no delay, but conceded that they were struggling with the global rise in commodity prices and a general lack of resources available to facilitate the training.
Chief Superintendent of Police in charge of Training and Curriculum, Theophilus Senesie said it was not an easy task to train police officers, specifically general duty personnel to international standards.
"It involves hiring trained and qualified experts to provide technical and professional training to personnel," he observed.
He said the implementation of an updated training manual has combined with the global rise of commodity prices to postpone the start of training to June this year.
"We want to include human rights, gender and other professional areas so that our officers can maintain the best practice," he said.
The SLP are trying to improve on the standard of the training for recruits to ensure effective policing for the public.
He said they have to get university graduates to lecture at the training school and that the SLP has made agreement with Special Court officers to render some trainings on humanitarian laws.
"We all know what is happening at the global world; therefore the process needs to go through stages," Senesie added.
The SLP are to train 600 police officers across the country this year, including 200 OSD officers.
Therefore, they need to properly prepare before training commences.
He, however, promised that within two weeks the training will commence.
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