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    "content": "I would like to say that I am the first one to admit candidly that we have inadequacies in the police force. This is what informed the Government to set up a taskforce to look into the reforms of the police force. Hon. Members know that the taskforce completed its work. About two weeks ago, the taskforce looking into police reforms presented its report to both the President and the Prime Minister. I want to inform this House that I have already prepared a Cabinet Memorandum that will go to the Cabinet seeking the approval of that report, so that we can move as quickly as possible in carrying out fundamental reforms in the police force. However, I want to assure hon. Members that the kind of reforms that we intend to undertake in the police force will not be a gimmick. We want to move on this matter, taking into account the fact that previously there have been reforms, but very little has been done. However, on this matter, I take solace in the fact that currently there is political will to carry out police reforms. I also know that most hon. Members support the need to carry out fundamental police reforms. That also applies to members of the public. So, to that extent, this is a very welcome recommendation, and we are in the process of making sure this happens. Indeed, already, we have carried out a number of the reforms. There is also another recommendation that I want to highlight, because it is extremely important. This is recommendation No.4 where the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, who is myself, is expected to set up an in-house committee to vet and weed out officers accused of complicity and deemed to be lax in the war against organized crime. Once again, in the same vein of reforms in the police force, we will make sure that this will be carried out so that those who will serve in the police force, which will now become the “police service”, will be those who will be governed by the ideals of protecting the lives and the properties of people. We will make sure that only those who are people-friendly in the police force when it becomes a service are the ones who will be retained."
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