UPDATE/IntMin Predoiu: This year's Police Academy graduates begin career in a more complex world

This year's graduates of the Police Academy begin their careers in a "more complex" world in terms of challenges, threats and the defence of the general interest and the homeland, Minister of Internal Affairs Catalin Predoiu said on Wednesday.

He participated in the ceremony of promoting to the rank of second lieutenant or police sub-inspector the graduates of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza Police Academy - Class of 2025 Michael the Brave, jointly with President Nicusor Dan.

"Today, we are living an important moment for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, for the graduates of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza Police Academy, I dare to say that for the citizens of Romania and for our country, a moment in which a new class, after completing their studies and exams, begins their career, a moment in which, until yesterday children, today, mature graduates of the academy, take up a responsibility to accomplish the missions within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to defend the citizens, to defend the law, and take up the responsibility to contribute to the modernisation of the activity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to improve, to carry the ministry's performance further in support of citizens, the law, the homeland," Predoiu said.

The minister added that today's world is more complex in terms of challenges, threats to public order and safety and the defence of the general interest and the homeland.

"This year's graduates begin their careers in a more complex world in terms of challenges, threats to public order and safety, to citizens, more complex in terms of the need to protect fundamental rights and freedoms, more complex in terms of protecting the general interest and defending the homeland, in a world increasingly full of challenges to the security of states, to peace," he said.

"Do not bend under difficulties, keep the straight path!" the minister told the young graduates.

He added whenever they were put to the test, they would have doubts or feel weak, they should think of the nation's heroes.

"Few people choose such a noble profession. It takes a special soul, a special character and a special strength for all your life to defend the law, to defend the citizens, their rights, to defend the tricolour and the homeland, a path on which delicate moments can always appear that will put you to the test. I have no doubt that you will walk this path with dignity and honour and that you will permanently do your duty to those you have chosen to serve: the Romanian citizens, the Romanian people, the flag and the homeland," the minister also told the graduates.