Police announced that they have stopped up to 220 trainees at the Police Training School at Kabalye on medical grounds and falsification of their academic documents.
Police Friday announced that they have stopped up to 220 trainees, who had reported for the Initial Probationer Police training course, at the Police Training School at Kabalye, Masindi on medical grounds and falsification of their academic documents.
In a statement dated 22nd January 2021, Fred Enanga the police spokesperson said that a total of 182 trainees after thorough verification were found to have false academic documents.
“We would like to inform the public that a total of 220 trainees, who had reported for the Initial Probationer Police training course, at the Police Training School at Kabalye, Masindi, have been discontinued from the course on medical grounds and falsification of their academic documents,” part of Enanga’s statement read.
He said that most of the members also had incompetent papers with less than 4 credits, failures in English other than the credit required, failure in Mathematics other than the pass required, while others were found to be overaged.
The police spokesperson noted that all the forged documents have been confiscated for further research and the suspects will also be held accountable.
“An additional 182 trainees, were discontinued after though verification of their academic documents. Upon thorough scrutiny, they were found with forged documents, others had less than 4 credits, failures in English other than the credit required, failure in Mathematics other than the pass required, while others were found to be overaged, which automatically ruled them out of the training.”
“All the forged academic documents were confiscated and exhibited at Masindi CPS, where investigations were instituted,” the police spokesperson said.
Also, he said that after thorough investigations they also established that 38 of the trainees had medical conditions that could not withhold their stay in the training camp.
Enanga however, reminded the general public that recruitments in police are based on merit and rules and any faults will not be compromised.
“All trainees underwent very thorough individual medical assessments at the training school, where it was established that 38 trainees, had medical conditions that could not meet the inherent requirements of the training and the subsequent operational policing roles in the field. They were as a result discontinued,” Enanga added.
“The public is reminded that recruitment into the police is strictly by rule and merit, a process that cannot be compromised.”
