RAMALLAH, March 10, 2011 (WAFA) - The German Representative Office in Ramallah has provided four specialized training courses in the field of combating narcotics-related crime for 100 officers of the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP), who are operating primarily in this field of crime, according to the press release published Thursday.
After having successfully taken part in the course, graduation ceremony for the 100 officers took place Thursday at the headquarters of the Judicial Police in Ramallah.
The specialized training has been implemented by experts of the German Federal Office for Criminal Investigations (BKA) in cooperation with trainers of the PCP at the headquarters of the Judicial Police in Ramallah. These training courses shall further improve the capabilities of PCP officers on a sustainable basis especially for fighting against narcotics-related crime, said the release from the German Representative Office.
The cooperation in the field of criminal investigations between the BKA and the PCP started already in 2008. Since then, as an outcome of this cooperation, approximately 700 PCP officers have been trained so far, on the basis of a Train-the-Trainer concept.
The BKA will continue this cooperation in the future.
“The training of Palestinian security forces is an indispensable requirement for a functioning Palestinian state,” said the statement.
To this end, Germany hosted the Berlin Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and the Rule of Law, in June 2008, which resulted in the international community agreeing to provide $242 million over the following few years to support the development of a functioning police force and judicial system in the Palestinian territories. Germany committed 15 million euros.
“This training of the PCP is one example of Germany’s contribution to the Palestinian Civil Police and a visible sign for the effective cooperation with the Palestinian Police,” said the statement.
Germany is supporting the PCP with infrastructure projects and equipment as well. The German contribution to the PCP is implemented in close cooperation and coordination with EUPOL COPPS.
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