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3/8/2005 Republic of Georgia Fires Entire Traffic Police ForceThe Republic of Georgia has eliminated the number one symbol of corruption: its traffic police.  The former Soviet Republic of Georgia has fired its entire traffic police force because the officers had harassed the people and served as a symbol of corruption. "So we fired them," President Mikhail Saakashvili said. "We fired the Georgian police."The police earned their reputations by randomly stopping motorists and imposing hefty on-the-spot fines. Anyone who dared argue was beaten. Saakashvili decided to distance the force from these crimes by starting over from scratch. He created a police force with all-new recruits who had been trained in Western democracies. An Anti-Corruption Commission recommended the traffic police be fired in 2003 as the only move that would show the government was serious about eliminating the country's corruption problem. Article Excerpt: A year ago, the most feared and hated people in Georgia were the traffic police, not the KGB goons, the criminal militias or the fat-cat business pals and wealthy relatives of the former president.Source: Firing of traffic police force stands as a symbol of hope in Geo (Knight Ridder News, 3/8/2005) Permanent Link for this item Return to Front Page |
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