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    "id": 541899,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/541899/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "When we go to offices manned by security officers, including big offices like the Office of the Inspector-General; senior officers tell us: “I cannot handle that matter because you will take me to court, as a person.” During the time I used to work in the Civil Service, if one did something that elicited police action, like depositing an explosive device, you could take him head on. You could even shoot and kill him because he was a threat to security. In those days, if the victim’s relatives decided to complain, they would sue the Attorney-General. Nowadays police officers, including those serving in the highest office of the National Police Service, fear being taken to court. They would rather just sit down, enjoy their salaries and watch from the sidelines as crime unfolds. When police officers are killed, nobody cares about them. However, if a police officer shoots a terrorist, the civil society will turn this country upside down, saying that police officers are bad. Look at what happened with the 42 policemen who were killed in Baragoi. No single action has ever been taken against the killers. The attackers took bombs from the fallen officers. Up to now, they are with the bombs. They took away a HK11 rifle and three machine guns from the fallen officers. What do we tell the parents of the 42 officers? Have they ever known who killed their children? Up to now, they have not The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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