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POLICE Newsletter APR-JUN 2016 Second Quarter 2016 Edition AMISOM POLICE newsletter APR-JUN 2016 Second Quarter 2016 Edition Message from the Police Commissioner Welcome to this edition of the AMISOM Police e-Newsletter. It is inspiring to note that during this period, AMISOM Police Component continued to provide a diverse range of capacity building initiatives and programmes designed to support Somalia Police, along the lines of police reform, training, mentoring, operational support and capacity enhancement, both in Mogadishu and in the Federal Member States. The Individual Police Officers and Formed Police Units are collocated with the Somali Police at the Police Headquarters, the General Kahiye Police Academy, four Police Divisions in the Banaadir Region, and in the capitals of the Federal Member States, Baidoa, Kismayo and Beletweyne. They are not confined to the AMISOM Military protected areas, but deployed to volatile and unpredictable areas to support the Somali Police Tremendous progress has been made in capacitating and “Currently there is an ongoing verification process to determine strengthening the Somali Police and the Somali Police that all Somali police officers registered are employed at their Institutions to empower and enable them to perform their functional positions within the organisation.” statutory functions, duties and responsibilities effectively. Anand Pillay However much still has to be done in developing and organising the Somali Police in a Federal Police System. The Somali Provisional Constitution provides for a two tier policing system, on a Federal Level and Federal Member State Level. Inside This Issue The delineation of the roles, functions, responsibilities, and accountability on the Federal Level and Federal Page 1 : Message from the Police Commisioner Member State Level is not provided for in the provisional Constitution. Similarly, the relationship, coordination and the Page 3 : Security in Somalia improving synchronisation between the Federal Level and Member State Level as well as between the Federal Member States is not Page 4 : More than 100 police officers graduate in clear. However, this will be addressed during the constitutional Kismayo review process and clearly identified in the final document which will be approved by the people of Somalia. Currently, Page 5 : AMISOM undertakes police reform only basic policing in terms of the Federal Police System initiatives in federal states framework has been agreed between the Federal Minister of Page 6 : Four hundred youths recruited to undergo Internal Security and the Federal State Ministers responsible police training for policing in their respective States. There is high hope that other critical issues of policing will also be agreed upon. Page 7 : AMISOM officers train on communication skills In effort to enhance its support to the Somali Police and Somali Page 8 : AMISOM Formed Police Unit helps Police Institutions, AMISOM reviewed its Police Concept of secure Mogadishu Operations (CONOPS) at a workshop held in Nairobi in June. The Page 10 : Question and Answer with the AMISOM workshop was attended by representatives of AMISOM Police, Police Training Coordinator Military and Civilian Components. African Union, UNSOM, UNSOS, Somali Police and donor community representatives Page 12 : Community policing song launched also attended the meeting, where the revised CONOPS was accepted and thereafter approved by the African Union, Peace and Security Council for implementation. Page 2 AMISOM Police Newsletter 2016 The AMISOM Police Component started implementing the reviewed tasks by helping the Somali Authorities conduct a Message from complete assessment of the current status of the Somali Police. The Police Commissioner A human resources management database was developed and all police officers biometrically registered on the database. cont’d Currently there is an ongoing verification process to determine that all police officers registered are employed at their The revised CONOPS provides clear guidelines to the AMISOM functional positions within the organisation. Two teams of Police Component in its mandate to help establish and reform police reform experts were deployed to Baidoa and Kismayo to Somali Police Institutions. The priorities are identified as follows; support South West and Jubbaland in establishing State Police a) Support the Somali Security forces in securing the 2016 forces. Technical Committees were formed in both States and Somali Electoral Process. the progress made has been encouraging. AMISOM Police intends to extend the process to the Galmudug and Hiiraan/ b) Support the establishment of the Federal and Federal Shabelle, once the state formation process is completed. Member State Police Institutions. Currently, the initiatives taken are done in an informal manner c) Support the Somali Authorities to define the roles, without a clear Federal and Federal Member State Policing functions, responsibilities of the Federal Level and framework or system. It is the intention of AMISOM Police Federal Member State Level security forces to consult with the Federal Minister and State Ministers responsible for policing to decide on a comprehensive Federal d) Support the Somali Authorities to define the relationship, Policing Framework or System. This will be done after the coordination and synchronisation between the Federal completion of the 2016 Somali Electoral process. Similarly, Level and Member State Level as well as between the AMISOM Police intends to vigorously engage partners and Federal Member States. donors to support the Somali Police in a coordinated manner e) Support the Somali Authorities develop policy guidelines according to their needs and aspirations. and standard operational procedures to assist in the The AMISOM exit strategy does not affect the AMISOM interim management, administration, control, and Police Component. It is expected that the AMISOM Military accountability of the Somali Police in the absence of Component will drawdown from October 2018 with the final promulgated police legislation, regulations and orders. withdrawal in 2020. In view of the drawdown of the Military, e) Support the Somali Authorities to identify the structures the CONOPS makes provisions for a gradual shift from military on each level within the Federal and Federal Member to police-led security operations. This means that the AMISOM States Policing framework or system and define the Police numbers will increase in order to assist and support roles, functions, responsibilities, and accountability of the development of the Somali Police to effectively police the each of the functional police positions within the country. structures. This was brief summary of the Police CONOPS and the f) Conduct a complete assessment of the Somali Police expectations required from the Police Component. However, to determine their current status and thereafter it is important to note that all will not be possible without determine their needs or requirements in terms of the contribution of the dedicated members of the Police personnel, training and resources that is required to Component, our partners, donors, the International Community effectively police Somalia within Federal and Federal and the leadership of the Somali Police Intuitions. I wish to Member States structures. express my sincere appreciation to all involved in the support to the Somali Police. g) Support the Somali Police through partners and donors Thank you, to pension aged police personnel and retire those who are deemed unfit for service. i) Support the Somali Police through partners and donors to reform and develop the Somali Police and Police Institutions, according to their needs as determined through the assessments conducted on both the Federal and Federal Member State level in a gradual, systematic, structured and sustainable manner. Click Here To Watch The AMISOM Police Documentary AMISOM Police Newsletter Page 3 2016 Security in Somalia is improving the police service, currently receiving training and mentorship from AMISOM Police, is becoming stronger by the day, focusing on says Somali Federal Police Force internal security and learning fast from terror attacks that take Commissioner place in Mogadishu and elsewhere. The strong collaboration on matters security between the African “People do not realize the improvements made in security. They Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali Police Forces only comment when there is an explosion or suicide attack. is beginning to bear fruit. These attacks will continue as long as we have radicalized youths. It is not an easy thing as it is also happening in the developed According to Somali Federal Police Force Commissioner, Gen countries. However, since 2010, we are in a better state of Mohammed Sheikh Hamud, the country’s security has been security”, Gen. Hamud told a group of journalists from troop and improving following the strengthening of the police force despite police contributing countries. the constant threat of terrorist attacks from Al-Shabaab. The journalists were in Mogadishu to report on Somalia and the Gen Hamud who spoke at a joint media briefing attended by the steps AMISOM has made in stabilizing the country and degrading AMISOM Police Commissioner, Anand Pillay, in April, noted that Al-Shabaab. The Somali Federal Police Force Commissioner, Maj. Gen. Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud (right) flanked by the AMISOM Police Commissioner Anand Pillay address journalists at a press conference in Mogadishu, Somalia Brig. Gen. Pillay concurred with the Gen. Hamud’s
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