Commissioner Ahmed Mohammed Urges Commissioned Officers to Demonstrate Strong Leadership

Commissioner of Police Ahmed Mohammed has called on officers who have attained commissioned officer rank to demonstrate strong leadership and shoulder the significant responsibilities expected by the institution and the public. He made these remarks while speaking at a ceremony held today at the Iskandar Building to mark the completion of the 6th Inspector Course conducted by the National College of Policing and Law Enforcement (NCPLE). The Commissioner said that the 35 officers who completed the 9-module training have now completed the stage of moving from non-commissioned ranks to the commissioned officer rank and are ready to assume senior leadership responsibilities starting tomorrow. He noted that the course was an important step in building the future leaders of the institution. Ahmed Nadeem secured first place in the course. Highlighting the major investments and expenditures made by the institution for police training, Commissioner Ahmed Mohammed said that such opportunities obtained in the Maldives and abroad should be used with the good intention of remaining in service and serving the public with sincerity. He appealed to all police officers not to treat police service as a temporary place to pause, but to maintain the quality of the institution and remain in service for a long period. Noting that training personnel and raising their level of knowledge and skill is work the institution has been undertaking with special priority every day, the Commissioner said that the Maldives Police Service will become an institution with police officers who are knowledgeable, skilled, experienced, and trusted by the public. Deputy Commissioner of Police Farhaad Fikri; the Executive Director of the NCPLE, Assistant Commissioner of Police Ahmed Abdurrahman; senior police officers; and the officers who graduated from the course took part in the ceremony.