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18/11/2005
PSNI officer to head Palestinian police mission
A senior Northern Ireland police officer is to head up the new European Union Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories.
Jonathan McIvor, Commander Operational Support for the Police Service’s Rural Region, has been working on the development of civil policing in Gaza and the West Bank since April 2004. He currently holds the rank of Assistant Chief Constable.
The EU Mission is code-named EU COPPS (European Union Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support). It will support the Palestinian Authority in setting up sustainable and effective civil policing.
Mr McIvor said: “I am delighted to have been appointed Head of Mission. I consider it a great personal honour and a reflection of what has been achieved over the past 18 months in terms of building an effective and accountable policing service in Palestine.
"But I also believe it is a significant honour for and testimony to progressive and professional policing in Northern Ireland. It is a privilege to have been asked to help with the development of policing in Palestine at this exciting and dynamic period of history in the Middle East.”
The Mission has a three-year mandate with the operational phase beginning on 1st January 2006.
The EU’s Political and Security Committee will exercise the political control and strategic direction of the Mission.
(MB/SP)
Jonathan McIvor, Commander Operational Support for the Police Service’s Rural Region, has been working on the development of civil policing in Gaza and the West Bank since April 2004. He currently holds the rank of Assistant Chief Constable.
The EU Mission is code-named EU COPPS (European Union Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support). It will support the Palestinian Authority in setting up sustainable and effective civil policing.
Mr McIvor said: “I am delighted to have been appointed Head of Mission. I consider it a great personal honour and a reflection of what has been achieved over the past 18 months in terms of building an effective and accountable policing service in Palestine.
"But I also believe it is a significant honour for and testimony to progressive and professional policing in Northern Ireland. It is a privilege to have been asked to help with the development of policing in Palestine at this exciting and dynamic period of history in the Middle East.”
The Mission has a three-year mandate with the operational phase beginning on 1st January 2006.
The EU’s Political and Security Committee will exercise the political control and strategic direction of the Mission.
(MB/SP)
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