{Rwanda National Police (RNP) has started a Command Post Exercise (CPX) and a Field Training Exercise (FTX) of 326 police officers aimed at testing capabilities and readiness of the force in counter terrorism and public order management, respectively.}
The CPX and FTX are being conducted concurrently at the Counter-Terror Training Centre in Mayange in Bugesera District and Police Training School (PTS) in Gishari, Rwamagana District, respectively.
The Minister of Justice, Johnston Busingye, while following up on the proceedings of the FTX in Bugesera, yesterday, thanked RNP for organizing such exercises adding that they fit in the modern state of policing that requires readiness at all times to decisively respond and combat any security threats that are largely facilitated by technological development.
Present were also the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) in charge of Operations, Dan Munyuza and DIGP in charge of Administration and Personnel, Juvenal Marizamunda, and senior RNP officers, among others.
DIGP Munyuza, while speaking earlier on at PTS in Gishali, said that managing demonstrations lies under RNP’s mandate but “should be contained in line with the legal framework.”
“Administration, anger management and being bound by the law are key aspects in policing and in responding to a crime or acts that present threats to security like demonstrations,” DIGP Munyuza said.
At least 266 officers are taking part in the public order management exercise while about 60 others are attending the Command Post Exercise in Mayange.
The FTX particularly focuses on assessing crowd dynamics and taking into account the legal framework in public order management; quickly restoring the situation to normalcy, and familiarizing the officers with various operational equipment.
Both, the command post and the field training exercises, however, consider the aspect of media and how journalists are also protected and given access to information.
Source:Police
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