Rwanda National Police

The Vice President of the Federal Criminal Police of German, Prof. Stock Jurgen said police forces around the globe should strengthen their cooperation to leave no room for criminals, who commit offences in one country and hide in another.

Prof. Stock made the call on Thursday while visiting Rwanda National Police. The visit, his first in the country, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two forces.

“We are all facing same threats from the criminals around the global such as terrorism, drug traffickers and phenomena of cybercrime; so we have to stand together,” he stated.

“Criminals should have no place to hide around the world. We have to work together to bring them to justice,” he added.

“The Germany justice took action and we were able to arrest some of the Rwandan Genocide fugitives and…and there is close cooperation between German police and the Rwandan prosecution and Ministry of justice,” Prof. Stock explained.

He commended Rwanda National Police for the strides taken in the last 13 years of existence and for being a professional force that gained confidence from those it’s mandated to serve.

“We are impressed by the level of security on streets, homes. We are interested to learn the community policing approach; it’s an example of fighting crimes like domestic violence. It is a successful story here in Rwanda and it should be embraced by other forces,” he reiterated.

He pledged continued support to Rwanda National Police.

“We will be your ambassadors in policing, not only in German but also around the whole of Europe,” The Germany government and police in particular has been supporting Rwanda National in various policing fields, including training, forensics, supporting female peacekeepers and financed the construction of the Peace Support Operation training centre at the Police Training School in Gishari, for pre-deployment purposes.

The German Ambassador to Rwanda, Peter Fahrenholz said Rwanda and its police’s success story, especially in fighting corruption should be a lesson to other countries.

“It is important to have a well functioning force that protects human rights, and this is what I found in Rwanda,” Fahrenholz observed.

“German remains committed to the development of Rwanda to become a middle income country,” he added.

They also visited Kigali Forensic Laboratory (KFL), the anti-GBV block and Isange One-Stop Centre, a medical wing situated at the police hospital to offer free-medical, psychological and legal services to GBV victims.

The Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana thanked the German Federal Police for its efforts to arrest Genocide fugitives and members of the DRC-based terrorist group, FDRL.

“We are seeing a booming cooperation. Your coming here is not only for your police; it’s a way of uniting police forces for the safer world,” the IGP said.