Crime. the Fight to get more police officers in the northern region continues.
Councillor from several northern municipalities have made approaches to the minister of the interior Anders Ygeman (S).
The new police organization has been discussed frequently since it was introduced, not least in northern sweden. Earlier in the year, representatives of 18 municipalities in an open letter to the Ygeman and justice minister Morgan Johansson (S) in order to point out the shortcomings and to highlight how low the staffing is in the north of sweden.
on Monday met Ygeman and representatives of the Norrlandskommuner.
– We want to see more local recruitment. We also want better cooperation with Norway in the border area so that the Swedish and the Norwegian police can be helped in rural areas. And we associate radiokommunikationsarbetet, says the minister of the interior.
Distance learning at once
Göran Bergström (S), mayor of Strömsund, was satisfied after the meeting.
– We have received many positive responses, for example, when we look at our opportunities to be able to influence the recruitment process locally, ” he says to TT.
Bergström also it was discussed the conditions for distance learning at Mid sweden university in Östersund. Another point was to create better conditions for part-time retirement so that the police officers should be able to work longer.
to Be done
Maria Söderberg (C), councillor in the municipality of krokom, think it was a useful meeting.
– But there is much more we need to do to get to the shot with this organization, we need a more decentralized organization, ” she says.
– We have a staffing in the Front, but many times the officers commanding the Åre alternatively Östersund. And it will make the a lack.
She says that among other things has crime prevention been suffering because of diminishing resources.
Later in the day met Norrlandspolitikerna also representatives of the ruling coalition parties had agreed.
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