On the first Monday of October, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise joined patrol officers of the North Prefecture in their daily work. While riding along with the patrol, she visited both the Emergency Response Centre and the sobering-up facility, and gained an overview of the conditions there. More could certainly be done to protect police officers against infectious tuberculosis and other infections. During the patrol, the officers also came across a situation in which a man, who was in fact wanted by the police, tried to escape after throwing a toddler to the ground. The child received help from the ambulance that was called, and the patrol set off in pursuit of the man.
Madise considered taking part in the police patrol a very useful and interesting experience. “The work that patrol officers encounter is full of surprises, where an everyday situation can turn into a crisis in an instant, requiring a lightning-fast decision and action,” Madise said. “I already knew that the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences provides excellent education and that our police officers are true professionals. Now I saw with my own eyes how humanity is shown when a person breaks traffic rules for the first time and regrets it. And how officers selflessly go out in the dark, storm and rain to catch a dangerous criminal. Among other things, I saw masterful drone operation and noticed several justified concerns that the Riigikogu should resolve.”
Ülle Madise accompanied the police patrol until 11 p.m., when she felt that the circumstances related to her role as president-elect might unnecessarily burden the police officers’ necessary work. “At one point I felt that it was reasonable to draw a line under my participation, even though I very much would have wanted to stay. In such a complicated situation, no outsider should interfere. Since, alongside the role of Chancellor of Justice, I now also have a highly professional close protection team as president-elect, and they have their own responsibility, it is fair to save everyone’s energy.”
Madise thanked the officers for the opportunity to gain first-hand experience and expressed her respect for all police officers. “Thank you, Dan Pähkel and Reio Ilau, for the honour of experiencing your valuable work from very close up.” Madise also invited Dan and Reio to Kadriorg, so that she could in turn introduce them to her future work.
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