{"id":34196,"date":"2012-01-23T00:18:21","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T00:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=34196"},"modified":"2012-01-23T00:18:21","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T00:18:21","slug":"police-defer-passing-out-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=34196","title":{"rendered":"Police defer \u2018passing out\u2019 assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The \u2018passing out\u2019 of about eight hundred police recruits once programmed for Saturday 21<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">st<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> has been deferred to Saturday 28<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: small;\">; and no reason given.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Police headquarter sources say that the passing out meeting has been adjourned due to lack of funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">But police\u2019s head of media Assistant Superintendent Ibrahim Samura said no reason was given for the postponement of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">He said however that assertion of persons concerning lack of funds is unfounded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u201cNo. It is not true that the postponement of the passing out ceremony was due to lack of funds,\u201d ASP Samura acknowledged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u201cInvitations have already been printed; and it sounds funny printing invitations when funds are not available. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Investigations are that it is the second time the passing out ceremony of recruit police officers currently receiving training at Hastings is postponed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some recruits who pleaded with this press not to have their names mentioned said it has been the cry of senior police officers that the postponement of the event is due to the apparent lack of funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Our Sources revealed also that another reason for the postponement of the event is that the presence of President Koroma is needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It is a fact that the President is to take the Presidential salute and must be present during the ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Reports have it that there is resentment from among the recruits, who say that postponement of the passing out is uncalled for and inhuman of the police management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Assertions of number of the recruits are that resources set aside for the ceremony are believed to have been used elsewhere; apparently unimportant issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018passing out\u2019 of about eight hundred police recruits once programmed for Saturday 21st has been deferred to Saturday 28th; and no reason given. 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