STORY: SPF AND AMISOM POLICE IN JOINT

SECURITY OPERATIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY

DURING RAMADHAN
DURATION: 3:01
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATS
DATELINE: 2015, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
1.
Wide shot, the Somali National flag and the Somali Police Force
flag
2.
Med shot, the Somali Police flag
3.
Wide shot, AMISOM Police Officers singing songs of praise
4.
Close up, an AMISOM Police Officer leads in singing
5.
Close up, an AMISOM Police Officer singing
6.
Med shot, AMISOM Police Officers match on the spot
7.
Med shot, AMISOM Police Officers singing
8.
Close up, an AMISOM Police Officer singing
9.
Wide shot, AMISOM Police Officers singing
10.
Wide shot, the SPF press briefing is underway
11.
Med shot, Officials from both the Somali Government and the
AMISOM Police
12.
Close up, Lucien Verneir, Acting Police Commissioner, UNSOM
13.
Close up, Somali Police Officer
14.
Med shot, officials present at the press briefing
15.
Close up, a Somali Police Officer
16.
Med shot, Somali Police Officers
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SOUNDBITE: MOHAMED SHEIKH HASSAN, POLICE
COMMISSIONER, SOMALIA:
We are having a terrorist threat as you are aware. We are in a vulnerable
situation but we have to perform as best as we can with the support of
AMISOM police and AMISOM military and other Somali security
institutions.
18.
Wide shot, Somali Police Officers
19.
Med shot, Senior Somali Police Officers
20.
Wide shot, Abdirisak Omar Mohamed, Minister, Internal Security
21.
Close up, Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, Police Commissioner,
Somalia
22.
Close up, Anand Pillay, Police Commissioner, AMISOM
23.
Close up, Abdirisak Omar Mohamed, Minister, Internal Security

24.
Med shot, a police officer shows how their new gadget works
25.
Close up, the officer keys in codes into the system
26.
Med shot, a police officer shows how their new gadget works
27.
Close up, the monitor showing keyed in codes
28.
SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) ANAND PILLAY, POLICE
COMMISSIONER, AMISOM.
Our policing functions will work jointly in areas that we have identified
where our joint operations will be focused. We will work, conduct policing
activities to ensure public safety, community safety and ensure that people
of Mogadishu and Somalia are safe during the Ramadhan season. Our
operations will be coordinated from the joint operations centre at the
Somali Police Headquarters.
29.
Wide shot, Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, Police Commissioner,
Somalia
30.
Med shot, AMISOM Police officials present at the press briefing
31.
Close up, an AMISOM Police official at the press briefing
32.
Close up, a female Somali Police Officer
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Med shot, Somali Police officers
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Med shot, Somali Police officers
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SOUNDBITE: LUCIEN VERNEIR, ACTING POLICE
COMMISSIONER, UNSOM.
Everyone stands really united to bring back, improve and maintain
security in Mogadishu and even other parts of the country. The UNSOM
police will be less visible but will also play its part which is a different role.
We are here in a function of advising and some forms of support.
SCRIPT
MOGADISHU The Police component of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM) and the Somali Police Force (SPF) have unveiled a joint operational plan
to ensure security in Mogadishu during the holy month of Ramadhan.

This was revealed during a joint press conference held on Tuesday at the Somali
Police Force Headquarters in Mogadishu and addressed by the AMISOM Police
Commissioner Anand Pillay and Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, the Somali Police Force
commissioner.

The AMISOM Police Commissioner Pillay said the upcoming joint operation arise
from an analysis over the past years that indicates an increase in criminality by AlShabaab during the Holy month of Ramadhan.

Firstly, in terms of the Ramadhan season, we have seen there is an increase of

incidents that take place. For the previous two Ramadhan seasons, there was an

increase of IED (Improvised Explosive Device) attacks, suicide bombers as well as

breaching community safety because large groups of people gather and they are
easy targets for IEDs and attacks on them, Pillay said.

The SPF commissioner Mohamed said, We are having a terrorist threat as you are
aware. We are in a vulnerable situation but we have to perform as best as we can
with the support of AMISOM police and AMISOM military and other Somali security
institutions.

Pillay said the upcoming operation will be in line with the AMISOM Polices mandate
of providing operational support to the Somali Police through mentoring in order to
build the capacity of SPF to perform policing functions according to international
policing standards.

As part of a comprehensive operation plan, AMISOM and SPF officers managing the
joint operations will be stationed at the Somali Police headquarters on a 24 hour
basis to perform functions that include, but not limited to directing ground personnel,
monitoring public safety, and ensuring public safety concerns are addressed.

Pillay said, Our policing functions will work jointly in areas that we have identified
where our joint operations will be focused. We will work conduct policing activities to
ensure public safety, community safety and ensure that people of Mogadishu and
Somalia are safe during the Ramadhan season. Our operations will be coordinated
from the joint operations centre at the Somali Police Headquarters.

Earlier on, the Minister of Internal Security Abdirizak Omar Mohamed commissioned
a communication operations system installed at the Police Headquarters. Also,
present during the launch was Lucien Verneir the Acting Police Commissioner for
UNSOM. The equipment installed by Motorolla, is a donation from the Japanese
Government with support from AMISOM Police and UNSOM.

The equipment is expected to boost the operations of the SPF through improved
communication and timely response to calls for action, among other functions.

Minister Abdirizak said that the Federal Government of Somalia is committed to build
the capacity of the Police Force through recruitment of personnel and providing
necessary equipment to aid maintenance of law and order.

We are trying to improve and enhance the capacity of the current police force as
well as recruit new police officers that have completed formal education. We are also
trying to increase the number of female police officers, said Minister Abdirizak.

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