Maldives Police Service Launches Mobile Application

On Tuesday night, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih attended the ceremony held to mark the 89th anniversary of the Maldives Police Service along with the First lady, Fazna Ahmed.

During his speech, the President said that a police presence would be established on all inhabited islands in the country by 2023 in a major initiative to ensure a safe and secure Maldives. He emphasized that improving the standard of police service was a critical task entrusted to this government by the people, and highlighted the numerous strides made in police reform over the last three years. President Solih noted the effort to expand neighborhood police to all islands and said that professional development programs had been launched on all the islands where a police presence was established.

President Solih stated that the National College of Policing and Law Enforcement in southernmost Addu City as a result of successive governments’ hard work and determination to improve police services in the Maldives. The President recognized the National College of Policing and Law Enforcement as a token of goodwill from the government of India to the Maldives. President Solih affirmed that the government is committed to enhancing the capacity of the police and assured that the police would be provided with the necessary human resources, training, and technologies required to elevate their standard.

In addition to his speech, President Solih launched a mobile application for Maldives Police Service.

This application can be used by individuals for various things such as driving license information, details of registered vehicles, annual fee status, and they can even obtain their criminal record details as well.

It was designed to include contact numbers of neighborhood police officers and police stations if a circumstance where they were needed arose.

This application will be available for both android and iOS devices.

Speaking at the ceremony, President Solih said that Maldives Police Service is slowly being digitalized. He added the application would further enhance the services provided by the police.

“In the provision of services and acquiring services, the world is now dependent on technology. The police application launched tonight is a step forward in this trajectory,” he had said.