{{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).}}<\/p>\n
The officers left Kigali International Airport at about 10:00 pm aboard Air Europa.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The FPU2 to be replaced was headed by Chief Supt Toussaint Muzezayo.<\/p>\n
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).<\/p>\n
The FPUs provide humanitarian assistance, conduct patrols and guard VIPs and key installations, train the local police on best democratic policing methods among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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