| Accession Number | P03258.052 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Smith, Heide |
| Place made | Cambodia |
| Date made | 1993 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 Cambodia (UNTAC), 1992-1993 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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A member of the State of Cambodia's (SOC) military police covers a 'suspect' while other members ...
Description
A member of the State of Cambodia's (SOC) military police covers a 'suspect' while other members of his class watch the checkpoint exercise at the Military Training Centre situated at a former refugee reception camp on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. To ensure safety, the soldier has removed the magazine from his M-16 rifle. Standing next to him in the white shirt is Heng Bean, the course interpreter. The 18 day courses were designed to give common training to the military police of Cambodia's newly combined armed forces, with thirty lessons in arrest procedure, police restraint techniques, crowd control, crime scene protection, humanitarian considerations, report writing and instructional techniques provided by an Australian, French, Malaysian and Canadian team of ten, all members of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). Students were chosen to become future instructors at the School and over 2000 were processed.