A disciplinary unit for the Palestinian police

(B2) EUPOL COPPS continues to support the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) to set up a disciplinary unit within its police discipline and security department. On January 11, the Chief of Security and Discipline, Lieutenant-Colonel Mahmoud AL DIEK, began the official distribution of the first PCP brochure, in a pocket format, which contains the Police Code of Conduct Palestinian. This booklet also summarizes the need to respect human rights, police ethics and values ​​and standards of behaviour, and provides an explanation of the role of police security and discipline. 8000 copies of this brochure were printed with the financial support of EUPOL COPPS' and distributed to the special police forces (SPF), in its two units (Central and Ramallah), the protection and guarding units (PGUs), and Ramallah traffic police. The brochures will be distributed to all other PCP departments in the next week. (NGV)