“You do not have a license to kill, your uniform is not a license to kill”
This has been stressed by the Commissioner of Police Ben Groenewald while officially opening the 2015 Basic Recruits Course and the Sergeant Development Course.
Groenewald said some officers think they have the power to do whatever they can when they wear the uniform.
Groenewald said officers in Fiji should know the difference between police authority and police power.
He said their powers are restricted, they cannot take the law into their own hands and assault a suspect who does not meet the requirements.
The Police Commissioner said this training is expected to help the officers execute their work successfully and further enhance their knowledge on the processes to be followed when receiving crime reports.
More than 100 police officers and 29 Sergeants will undergo the training over the next few months.
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