Ukraine marks National Police Day today

The National Police Day is marked in Ukraine today, July 4.  

The holiday was established in line with the president's decree of April 4, 2018. Following the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, there was an urgent need for reforming law enforcement structures, in particular, the law enforcement system.

In the autumn of 2014, the concept of the Interior Ministry reform, which provided for the creation of the National Police, was presented.

On July 2, 2015, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law "On the National Police". According to the law, the main tasks of the National Police are implementing the state policy in the spheres of ensuring the protection of human rights and freedoms, interests of society and the state, combating crime, supporting public safety and order, providing services, as envisaged in the law, to individuals who  require such assistance because of personal, economic, social or emergency situations.

On July 4, 2015, the new Ukrainian police took the oath. The first city where the police started patrolling the streets was Kyiv.

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