Police officers to be tested for alcohol and drugs
15 Mar 2012, 10:29 AM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police Commissioner Abdulla Riyaz has said that a new department has been established to test police officers for urine and alcohol after media reports of police being drunk while on duty.
Riyaz said police officers will be randomly picked for the urine test and that police officers will always be tested to see if officers use any illegal drugs or alcohol.
Riyaz said this was to strengthen police professional standards and to increase public confidence in the police.
He told the press that this new policy was not established because there have been issues with the police, but to ensure all citizens that police officers on duty are there only for the safety of the citizens.
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