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Drive to clean-up police

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    The British commander of the police force has announced an anti-corruption drive in a bid to restore its reputation, the BBC reported on Thursday.

    Inspector General Keith Biddle, who was recently appointed by President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah to head the police, said that the full weight of the law would be directed at corrupt policemen. The BBC reported him as saying that several policemen were already being prosecuted for corruption and wages had been increased to discourage junior members from stealing.

    Corruption is present at all levels within the police, including senior officers hiring our armed police for cash payments down to traffic police extorting money from motorists, the BBC said.

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