Police honour retired Commissioner Abdulla Riyaz ahead of his move into politics
03 Dec 2013, 3:59 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
The Maldives Police Services held an event on Monday night honouring retired Commissioner of Police Abdulla Riyaz.
“If the police are once again made to do political work, the leadership will doubtless fail again. The police institution must be larger than the government or any other entity,” Riyaz advised the hundreds of serving officers in attendance.
Riyaz – appointed after the controversial transfer of power in February 2012 – stated that his plans to move into a political career are in order to build trust in this area too.
“The police must not be seen to be an institution that just protects the government. The police is an institution that serves all citizens and implements lawful orders and norms. We have to be answerable to the government. We have to be accountable to the parliament”.
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