Africa-Press – Eswatini. The Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) joined the international policing community at the 91st I NTERPOL General Assembly where key policing strategies were discussed.
At the general assembly which was held in Austria, Vienna the REPS was represented by Senior Deputy National Commissioner Emmanuel Sula Dlamini and 2nd In-charge Desk officer Interpol Bhekumuzi Ginindza.
Addressing the General Assembly on the first day of the meeting, Eswatini made a statement calling for the inclusion of the Republic of China On Taiwan into the international police organisation.
The Eswatini delegation echoed the United States of America that INTERPOL accepts the application by the Republic of Palau to be part of INTERPOL. The country then went on to submit its statement on Taiwan to be considered for inclusion too, before the gathering.
“Whilst appreciating the inclusion of the Republic of Palau to the INTERPOL fraternity, we find it apposite, especially at this forum, to raise our concerns about the continued exclusion of the Republic of China on Taiwan from being a member of INTERPOL.
Taiwan has an outstanding track record of public security and deserves to be included in the global efforts of combating transnational crime under the auspices of INTERPOL.
Eswatini highlighted that Taiwan should be admitted into INTERPOL as it serves as a pivotal link between Northwest and Southeast Asia and as a hub for the flow of people, goods and capital.
Noted
It noted that the continued exclusion of the country is self-defeating and detrimental to INTERPOL’s attainment of its objectives its global all country inclusive format.
The Kingdom of Eswatini therefore urged INTERPOL to support Taiwan’s meaningful engagement in INTERPOL meetings, mechanisms and allied activities”.
The call by Eswatini was supported by countries such as Belize, Saint Kitts, Marshall Islands and Saint Vincent throughout the session.
The conference which was attended by a total of 168 member states also included the commemoration of 100 years of INTERPOL’s existence in the country (Austria) where the organisation was conceptualised in 1923.
Issues
Amongst other issues that were extensively discussed were the aspects of collaboration and cooperation of international police entities to counter transnational organised crime.
Emerging crime trends such as those driven by digitisation, their operational impact and the preparedness of member states for this new crime reality were discussed at length. Also covered were tactics to tackle critical global crime threats such as terrorism that is intertwined with other crimes such as illicit drug trafficking, trafficking of illegal firearms and trafficking in human beings to cite a few global crime issues.
Countries were urged to work together to strengthen global frameworks for a safer world through integrating their efforts and continuing to share information and resources. Member states were also encouraged to maximise the fight against crime as it was a hinderance to the development of any country as security and development are directly linked.
The senior deputy national commissioner stated that the conference was very beneficial and highlighted the fact police services around the world had a lot in common.
He said the international Policing community can benefit more when working together as part of INTERPOL as the organisation provides invaluable support to the daily work done by Police Services on the ground.
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