OSCE supports Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry in expanding the network of mobile police receptions in remote areas

To further support the efforts of the Government of Tajikistan in the process of police reform, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (Programme Office) handed over three minibuses to Tajikistan’s Ministry of Interior (Ministry) on 29 June in Dushanbe.

The minibuses will serve as mobile police receptions, which will create better working conditions for police officers to travel to rural areas and provide legal assistance to local citizens. The minibuses are furnished and equipped with a laptop, GPS, printer, mobile phone and internet connection.

Acting Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe Ambassador Vuk Zugic and Interior Minister of Tajikistan Colonel General Rahimzoda Ramazon Hamro participated in the handover ceremony of minibuses. Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Zugic said: “We are certain that the minibuses handed over today will be effectively used for providing services to the population, while implementing the community policing program and receiving applications and appeals from citizens in remote areas.”

Interior Minister of Tajikistan Colonel General Rahimzoda Ramazon Hamro thanked the OSCE for supporting his Ministry in establishing mobile police receptions and emphasized the important role and contribution of joint initiative of OSCE and the Ministry in the process of implementation of police reform.

In 2021, the Programme Office provided four minibuses to the Ministry to expand the network of mobile police receptions throughout the country. Five additional minivans will be provided, adding up to the overall 12 minibuses, which the Programme Office will donate to the Ministry by the end of the year.