Police to Add Respect Module to Training Under National Respect Campaign

Commissioner of Police Ahmed Mohamed has announced that a separate module on respect will be included in the training programmes provided to police officers, as part of the national campaign to promote respect. Speaking at the ceremony to open the new police centre built in L. Hithadhoo today, the Commissioner of Police said the module would be taught in addition to the police service's basic training course, and would also be included in special operational and technical trainings. The CP said the change would enhance respect among police officers for one another and, with the maintenance of professional standards, further strengthen the quality of protecting human dignity. The decision comes as a national project on promoting respect was inaugurated yesterday under the guidance of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu. The project, to be carried out over five years, was inaugurated by the President at a ceremony held at night in the Maafannu Track area. The slogan of the national project on promoting respect is "The joy of respect – the benefit of society." The Cabinet has also decided that a Respect Day will be marked once a year at the national level as "National Respect Day," and that the day shall be the day the project is inaugurated.