A contingent of 160 police officers under the Formed Protection Unit 3 (FPU3), on Thursday night departed for Haiti to serve under the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
The officers left Kigali International Airport at about 10:00 pm aboard Air Europa.
The contingent is led by Chief Supt Desire Twizere will replace the same number under Formed Police Unit 2 (FPU2) which successfully completed its nine months mandate and scheduled to return on September 28.
The FPU2 to be replaced was headed by Chief Supt Toussaint Muzezayo.
The departure of the officers at Kigali International Airport to the Caribbean nation where they will serve nine months was presided over by the Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K Gasana who was accompanied by other senior officers in Rwanda National Police (RNP).
The FPUs provide humanitarian assistance, conduct patrols and guard VIPs and key installations, train the local police on best democratic policing methods among others.
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