Majority of senior police officers in Kyiv fail re-certification

About 80% of senior police officers in Kyiv have failed to pass re-certification, said chief of the Ukrainian National Police Khatia Dekanoidze in an interview with TSN Week news program.

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"A total of 13,000 law enforcement officers from Kyiv and Kyiv region have undergone a re-assessment procedure. Based on its results, 80% of Kyiv-based senior management and 70% of middle-level management of police units were dismissed. With regard to the region, the figures stand at 60% and 40%, respectively," Dekanoidze said.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, the re-certification of the police officers in Ukraine is planned to be completed by late July.

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