Manama: Bahrain's new head of public security has called for a fresh start in the country as he announced a new push for improving community policing.
In a special New Year message marking his appointment, Tarek Al Hassan said that 500 more officers would be recruited from all segments of the Bahraini society to boost community relations.
"The officers will wear distinctive uniforms and will only police the local area from which they have been recruited," Al Hassan said.
"The task now after the publication of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry report is to look at where we have gone wrong, to face our mistakes and learn lessons," said Al Hassan, the former ministry spokesman who has been recently given the task of leading public security.
According to Al Hassan, the first part is to reinforce the police relationship with the community and to enhance their performance and capabilities with training.
