TIRINKOT – Hundreds of policemen in central Uruzgan province ofAfghanistan have threatened to quit service.
Policemen say they have not received their salaries for the last six monthsand threaten to quit the force over the non-payment, Pajhwok News hasreported.
According to local officials, 3,800 national and local policemen oerformduty in Tirinkot, the provincial capital, and six districts of the province.
More than 500 of these policemen complain they did not receive theirsalaries for the last six months.
A number of urban garrison policemen operating under the policeheadquarters told Pajhwok Afghan News that they were in serious troublebeing short of money.
Graan, one of the policemae, said they had several times asked the policechief and other officials to pay their salaries, but they always madeexcuses.
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He said officials had told them they would borrow money and pay theirsalaries of one month and register them in the biometric system as formalpolicemen.
Graan said he had been in the police for the past 13 years but officialsnow wanted deceive him under the pretext of registering in the biometricsystem.
Fazal Rahim, another policeman in Uruzgan, said whenever they ask for theirrights, they are accused of making trouble.
The policemen warned to leave their jobs if their salaries were not paid.
