In Ukraine, since the beginning of the year, 6 police officers have been killed in the line of duty and more than 1,000 law enforcement officers have been injured. This was reported by the press service of the National Police of Ukraine in response to an information request from UNN.
“Since the beginning of 2020, 6 police officers have died in the line of duty and 1,107 police officers have been injured,” the request said.
It is noted that in 2019, 5 police officers were killed in the line of duty and 1,137 police officers were injured.
We will add, one of such cases happened literally days ago. On the night of Friday, November 13, in the capital, patrol police stopped a car, the passengers of which then began to flee, and shot the patrolman three times during the escape .
It will be recalled that the government approved the possibility of using electric shocks by police. The Cabinet of Ministers also sent a bill to the Verkhovna Rada to expand the grounds for the use of stun guns by the police.
Source: UNN
