Wed, 2020-02-05 04:40
JEDDAH: Turkey is set to give extensive powers to neighborhood night watchmen to maintain public safety.
The move has stirred controversy over fears it might create an “unqualified” alternative police force with uncontrolled authority.
The use of night watchmen as armed, low-ranking police, known as bekçi in Turkish, has been in effect for decades, but their numbers and authority have risen since 2016’s failed coup as part of ever-increasing security measures.
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