President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has inaugurated the National College for Policing and Law and Enforcement in Addu City built under Indian Grant assistance.
He was joined by the Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar who had arrived in the Maldives earlier for the opening of the academy built under grant assistance of USD 33 million from India.
This is India's largest grant project in the Maldives.
Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid along with Home Minister Imran Abdulla and Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed also took part in the ceremony.
Speaking at the inauguration, Foreign Minister Shahid said that this National College of Policing and Law Enforcement – the Maldives Police Service’s principal training institute from today onwards – will stand as a symbol of this Administration’s commitment to our police service, its readiness, and to keeping our communities safe and protected.
He said that this structure – this college – will also be, another enduring symbol of the close, strong bonds of friendship, with our closest neighbor, our most trusted partner – India.
The National College for Policing and Law and Enforcement will act as the premier institution for the training of Maldives Police Services officers.
