Govt plans police admin reforms | national

Thu, 18 Apr, 2013 12:44:41 PM

FTimes-STT Report, April 18

President Mikko Mäenpää (left), Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, spjl's President George Suhonen, SM, Permanent Secretary Päivi Nerk, Pardia Antti Palola and the National Police Commissioner Mikko Paatero Finnish Police Association 90th anniversary celebration in Helsinki on Wednesday, 17 Paasitorni April 2013. Photo Lehtikuva

Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen on Wednesday said the government was planning to bring reforms in the police administration to make the Finland police fit for the future.

If the necessary reforms are not brought in the police administration, the service level cannot be maintained properly in the future, Katainen said at a programme marking the 90th founding anniversary of the police union.

Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, the Finnish police spoke to union organizations 90 th anniversary of Paasitorni in Helsinki on Wednesday, 17 April 2013. Photo Lehtikuva

Some lawmakers of the ruling parties, however, confuted the necessity of bringing reforms in the police.

Police MP Kari Tolvanen told the programme that the government decision of abolishing the traffic police was a mistake and proposed that the traffic police could work with the police in building up coordination with the locals.

Photo Lehtikuva

Police union director Yrjö Suhonen said the reforms would need some more time.

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