ᴏᴘᴇɴ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀɴs (ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ)
ᴅᴀᴛᴇ:1sᴛ ᴊᴜɴᴇ 2024
ᴛᴏ:ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ
ᴄᴄ:
ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ, ᴇᴅᴇᴛ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, ᴀʙᴜᴊᴀ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ (ғᴘʀᴏ),
ᴀʙᴜᴊᴀ.
ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀɴs
sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ: ᴜʀɢᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ
ᴅᴇᴀʀ sɪʀ,
ɪ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴛʜɪs ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʟʟ. ɪ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴀᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴜʀɢᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ, sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ᴀғᴀᴍ, ᴡʜᴏsᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇssɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀɴs.
ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ʙᴇʜᴀʟғ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀɴs ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙʀᴜᴛᴀʟʟʏ ᴀssᴀᴜʟᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴀsᴋғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʀɪᴄʏᴄʟᴇs, ᴡᴇ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴅɪsʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴏʙsᴛᴀᴄʟᴇ. ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛ’s sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴜʟʏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ, ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ᴀғᴀᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴏʙɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴇᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴʏ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴏғғᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏsᴛs ғᴏʀ ʙᴀsɪᴄ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀʏ, ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ᴀғᴀᴍ ɪɴsɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғғᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴀs ɪɴsᴜғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇʙʏ ʜᴀʟᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ ᴜɴʟᴇss ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ.
ᴛʜɪs ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴀʟᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʀᴋs ᴀ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴜʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟɪɴɢ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴ ᴏғ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴇᴍᴇʀɢɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴊᴇᴏᴘᴀʀᴅɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀsᴜɪᴛ ᴏғ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs.
ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ sᴜᴄʜ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏғᴏᴜɴᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴜᴇ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴ ᴏɴ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍs sᴇᴇᴋɪɴɢ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ, ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴏᴍ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴀғғᴏʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄᴏsᴛs. ᴛʜɪs sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴅɪʀᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ’s ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇs, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʙᴀɴᴋ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴏʀ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ 95.1 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ɪɴ 2022, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢʟʏ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ғᴏʀ ʟᴏᴡ-ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇʀs.*
ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs, ᴡᴇ ᴜʀɢᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʀᴇϙᴜᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs:
* *[1]. ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ: ᴛᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏʀᴏᴜɢʜ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡᴇ ʀᴇϙᴜᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴀsᴇ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ. ᴛʜɪs sᴛᴇᴘ ɪs ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴʏ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ʙɪᴀs ᴏʀ ᴅᴇʟᴀʏ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇғᴜsᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅs.*
* *[2]. ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ: ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇʜᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ғᴏᴄᴜsɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴ ᴏғ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ. ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғʏɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇs ɪs ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴛᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ.*
* *[3]. ɪᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍs: ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴғᴏʀᴄᴇ sᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴇʟɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏʙɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴇᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴜᴛɪᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ.*
* *[4]. ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇss ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs: ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴅᴜʀᴇs ғᴏʀ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴍɪsᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ. ᴇᴍᴘᴏᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴇʟᴘ ɪɴ ᴄᴜʀʙɪɴɢ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴsᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ.*
*ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴠɪᴛᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴜᴘʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀᴄᴄᴇssɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs, ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs. ᴡᴇ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴡɪғᴛ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ.
ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ɪssᴜᴇ.
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