Manning stops illegal postings

THE illegal deployment of police personnel to logging camps and mine sites will be stopped, acting police commissioner David Manning says.
Manning, in a press statement, said he would issue the directive to police commanders in all provinces; police commanders, assistant police commanders, metropolitan superintendents and operational commanders would be given two weeks to furnish reports on all special police operations across the country.
He said requests for special deployment would be authorised and certified by the office of the deputy commissioner of operations.
Manning said police would only be deployed to attend to law and order issues and not provide security at logging camps and mine sites.
“The role of the police is to protect lives and properties and preserve peace and good order in the community,” he said.
“Policemen must exercise it properly with respect and within the confines of the law.”
Manning said he would also tell the police commanders to update their manpower lists to keep the police headquarters aware of the actual number of police officers actively performing their duties across the country.
He said updating of manpower was in line with an audit exercise that would be carried out by the office of the deputy police commissioner for administration, which would do a stock take of its human resource to ensure all police officers were deployed appropriately.
Manning said commanders and supervisors would be responsible for the whereabouts of all the police men and women under them.