Wüst announces 3000 new police forces annually
Created: 06/23/2022, 13:47
A policewoman and a policeman with FFP2 masks face each other.
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According to North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst, the planned black-green coalition for North Rhine-Westphalia wants to hire 3,000 new police officers every year.
The CDU politician announced this on Thursday at the presentation of the coalition agreement in Düsseldorf.
"We will make even more staff and money available to fight organized crime," he said.
Dusseldorf - In addition, the fight against sexual offenses against children and young people remains a focus of the new legislative period.
dpa