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U.S. Embassy Sponsors Sierra Leone Police Officers to Attend Assessment Needs Conference (7 May 08)

US Embassy, Freetown
Contact: Danna Van Brandt
Tel: 515 000; 515 350

The United States Embassy sponsored three officers from the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) to attend an Assessment Needs Conference at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Gaborone, Botswana, April 14-16.

The conference, which was attended by Kadi Fakondo, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Training, Richard Moigbe, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Operations and Thomas M. Lahai, Chief Superintendent of Police, offered the opportunity to identify key training needs of the SLP.   

Sierra Leone was one of the six new African countries recently selected for membership into ILEA. Beginning in September 2008, officers from the SLP will attend courses at ILEA and receive quality United States Government (USG) sponsored law enforcement training. The Training will be provided by instructors from USG Federal Law Enforcement agencies.

United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Ambassador June Carter Perry, said “the Sierra Leone Police has been undergoing massive improvements and the United States Government will continue to support the force in its efforts at maintaining law and order."