Courtesy: _www.senegambianews.com_ (http://www.senegambianews.com) UN Expels 7 Gambian Policemen From Liberia Mission Yankuba Jambang, Editor & Publisher , Senegambianews.com Published 04/24/2009 - 3:18 a.m. GMT IGP Ensa Badjie is accused of favoritism in the selection of officers to serve in peacekeeping missions The United Nations Mission in Liberia has expelled seven Gambian police officers from the peacekeeping mission after they failed to pass their exams, Senegambia News has learnt. According to a highly placed police source, the seven officers were handpicked by the Inspector-General of police, Ensa Badjie, whom the source adds, had always chosen his kinsmen and friends to serve in foreign mission, where officers receive lucrative pay. The seven officers, the source alleges, could not pass series of tests given to them by UN Mission and have also been found not to be able to operate a motor-vehicle - an important requirement for eligibility to participate in peacekeeping operations. UN officials are reportedly disappointed with the 'officers' poor performance, which casts doubts over their being real policemen of a country. Similar favoritism has been reported in selection of policemen to serve in UN Missions in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan and Sierra-leone. "Co mpetent officers of the police force are normally not chosen to serve in these Missions", the source adds. **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003) いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい