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policing ahead of the forthcoming referendum and general elections.
He said while police had maintained peace on national events there was need for maximum effort to curb increasing cases of political violence.
Officially opening the 2011 senior officers’ conference in Darwendale last week the Comm. Gen said: “The impending referendum and general elections demand that we prepare adequately to enable us to effectively police these two national processes.
“In this vein, Provincial Updating Centers should start focused public order management training to ensure that all members are prepared mentally and physically.”
The conference is an annual event when commanders convene to discuss successes and challenges of that year.
“The human resources department should also ensure that the necessary training resources are availed well in time to allow thorough training of members,” he said.
Comm Gen Chihuri urged politicians to desist from fanning violence.
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He said the police would deal with perpetrators of violence.
“The police shall descend hard on all perpetrators of violence or those bent on formenting dissension and stirring up disorder in the country before, during and after these plebiscites,” he said.
Comm Gen Chihuri commended the police for their continued work in effectively fighting crime.
Murder and stocktheft cases, he said, had declined by 17 and 16 percent respectively.
“Crime management is the core business of the police so our efforts and resources should be channelled towards ridding the society of crime in all its forms and magnitude.
“It is pleasing to note that crime in general declined from 148 742 cases recorded from January to September 2010 to 147 586 cases received during the same period.
“This proves that stocktheft curbing initiatives including the popular cattle branding campaign are bearing fruit,” he said.
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