Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Police in the National Capital District and Central Provinces are warned not to stray from the line when executing their duties, which must be done ethically.
The commander of National Capital District and Central Provinces acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Turi while condemning the act of the policeman in Madang who misbehaved last week to a medical doctor said there was a similar case in Port Moresby last year.
Commander Turi also referred to the act of two police officers in NCD who assaulted a doctor last year in September at the Gerehu hospital. He said the police officers were arrested and charged and were dismissed from the police force. He said this should teach the other police officers to work ethically. He said police departments have the police code of ethics which police officers must recite and work according to the code of ethics.
“I want the police officers to recite your police code of ethics which is the guide that will lead you to do your job ethically. In every organisation, there are set rules and guides that all must follow. if the police code of ethics says to protect lives and properties then we do not have to harm other people if the situation does not allow us. We must always try to manage our anger when we approach situations that will provoke us to do something wrong,” Commander Turi said.
He said it was confirmed that the police officers were under the influence of liquor when they committed the offences. He said there had been much awareness done to police officers not to drink and go to work. He said records had shown that most of the police officers who were dismissed from the force had their records related to consuming liquor when they committed the offences.
Commander Turi said each police station commander, the section heads and officers who are taking control of police officers must make sure they remind their officers not to drink and come to work or drink if they are on duty.