Samples of dress and everyday uniforms invented for female police officers by Sughd designers have been presented to President Emomali Rahmon during his working visit to the northern Sughd province.
The Interior Ministry press center says the uniforms were presented to Emomali Rahmon on April 7 during an official opening ceremony of the Interior Ministry’s Training Center in Guliston (formerly Qairoqqum).
The uniforms have reportedly been invented by designers from Sughd province. Thus, they propose to sew the dress uniform for female police officers from Adras fabric (Adras is a type of ikat that is traditionally woven with a glossy silk warp).
A source within the country’s power-wielding structure says samples of uniforms for officers of the power-wielding structures must be approved by the president.
Budgetary funds are not enough for production of new police uniform and Tajik authorities have decided to borrow money from international community. Donors are expected to provide funds necessary for these purposes.
Tajik police reform is a reform aimed at improving the efficiency of Tajikistan’s police force and the renaming, under which the country's police force will formally be referred to as “politsia” instead of the Soviet-era “militsia,” is part of what the police reform.
The Police Reform Strategy in Tajikistan (Strategy) is a document, which defines the state policy on combating crime. It reflects the actions that will be implemented by the Government of Tajikistan in a mid-term on police reforming and development of Tajikistan.
The Strategy has been developed by national experts in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Office in Tajikistan based on the Joint Needs Assessment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Tajikistan, carried out by the OSCE assessment team in 2008, as well as based on the “Police Reform Assessment” workshop, conducted from November 9 to 20, 2009.
The Strategy is aimed at the identification of goals, priorities and measures on Police Reforming and Development, the implementation of which facilitates the solution of crucial tasks of socio-economic development of Tajikistan in the modern era.
The Strategy represents a completely new approach to developing of internal affairs agencies of Tajikistan, taking into consideration the world practice on development and implementation of similar strategic documents, lessons and conclusions of past phases of Police Development, as well as the current realities and perspectives of its development.
The Strategy is implemented in accordance with the Program (Strategy) of Police Development Perspectives, with the participation of the following stakeholders: the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, internal affairs agencies, civil society institutes, the population of Tajikistan, and international organizations with donor-states.
The Strategy takes into account and envisages the reforms, occurring in the key areas of the society and the state vital activity.
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