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15,000 police posts to be added by 2020: German Interior Minister

Xinhua, December 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Germany to add 15,000 police posts by 2020 at federal and state level in line with a plan launched this year, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said in an interview published Friday on the ministry's website.

The minister described the personnel growth of security departments as historically unique.

He said security, cyber security, refugee and immigration are the ministry's main tasks in 2016, and may continue to be so in the next year.

According to an earlier report by German media "Passauer Neue Presse," the security departments affiliated to the ministry will increase 3,350 positions in 2017, including the Federal Police (BPOL) with 1,970, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) with 820 and the Federal Office for Constitution Protection (BfV) with 560. Enditem