An artificial intelligence expert in Malaysia has urged the police to train their officers adequately before adopting the technology to combat crimes. The call by Azree Nazri, president of the Artificial Intelligence Society Malaysia, comes as Malaysia aims to use AI to help tackle a rise in commercial offences. Azree said police officers must understand the functions of generative…
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Bahrain: Royal Academy of Police Participates in AI Training Programme
In line with directives by the Ministry of Interior and the Ministerial Committee for Information Technology and Communication (MCICT), the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) discussed collaboration with the Royal Academy of Police to advance artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within the public security sector. This collaboration aims to establish an integrated framework for the development…
Pakistan to Send Islamabad Police Officers to Beijing for AI, Modern Policing Training
Pakistan’s interior ministry announced on Wednesday that the government would send Islamabad Police officers to Beijing so that they can receive training in artificial intelligence and modern policing methods. Pakistan has recently undertaken measures to enhance its policing methods, especially as it faces surging militant attacks in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and southwestern Balochistan…
Indonesian Minister Floats Idea to Place National Police Force Under Ministry Responsibility
The Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, floats the opportunity to change the Indonesian National Police’s position within the government structure. The police are now working under the direct auspices of the Indonesian President. Yusril said the civil residents are allowed to propose a repositioning of the Polri institution….
Police Break Up Ring Trafficking Kenyans to Fight for Russia in Ukraine
More than 20 people have been rescued in Kenya from a suspected human trafficking ring that lured them with job offers in Russia but intended to send them to fight in Ukraine, police said. It follows an intelligence-led raid on a residential apartment on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, where officers seized recruitment materials,…
UN High Commissioner Expresses Concerns Over Police Brutality During Madagascar Protests
Police in Madagascar have fired tear gas as hundreds of young protesters returned to the streets of the capital, despite the president agreeing to dissolve his government. The so-called Gen-Z protests have seen thousands demonstrate in cities across Madagascar since Thursday, demanding an end to repeated water and power cuts. President Andry Rajoelina sacked his…
Supreme Court (Ukraine): Artificial Intelligence Responses Are Not Recognised as a Source of Reliable, Acientifically Proven Information
Artificial intelligence can be a useful and helpful informative tool in the field of justice, but it cannot replace either a judge or the principles of relevance, admissibility and reliability of evidence provided for in Chapter 5 ‘Evidence and Proof’ of the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine. This conclusion was reached by a panel of…
OSCE Office Calls on Serbia: Do Not Use Excessive Police Force Against Protesters
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, said on August 19, 2025, that Serbia has a duty to enable peaceful gatherings without unreasonable or excessive use of police force.It was said that Serbia is also obliged to “prevent violence, in line with its human rights obligations”. “Promoting dialogue and accountability is the…
Ukraine: Ministry of Internal Affairs Plans to Introduce Police Officer Position in Every Community This Year
On 18 August 2025, Prime Minister of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine presented a draft Government Action Programme outlining key areas of state policy for 2025–2026. The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, took part in the presentation. During the discussion panel, the Minister spoke about the work of the…
Police Chase Anti-Government Protesters in Serbia as President Pledges Crackdown
The protests were initially triggered by a railway station collapse in Novi Sad in November last year that killed 16 people, with many blaming corruption and corner-cutting by Vučić’s government for the disaster. While anti-corruption demonstrations have drawn in hundreds of thousands of protestors, they had been largely peaceful until Wednesday’s clash, when pro-government loyalists…