Certain parliamentary committees trying to discredit police: Commissioner Abdulla Riyaz
24 Feb 2013, 7:50 PM
Mohamed Naahee
Commissioner of Police Abdulla Riyaz has claimed “certain” parliamentary select committees are purposefully attempting to discredit the police institution and tarnish its public image.
Riyaz made the remarks during a ceremony today to open a police station on Fenfushi in Alifu Atoll.
The commissioner said that some parliament members were attempting to harass specific police officers of different ranks in the name of “holding the police accountable”. He further said that such practices are not accepted in modern democratic states.
“Some parliamentary committees are very clearly trying to discredit the [police] institution. That is not something I will accept,” he said.
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