Senior officials in charge of Donald Trump’s policing program to Scotland highlighted her troops’ “tremendous experience” in successfully managing the US president’s visit as she refuted the concerns the policing coalition has created about unfair pressure on employees.
Trump will open a new 18-hole golf course at his resort on the North Sea coast in northern Aberdeen to commemorate the name of his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, who was born on Lewis Island. He is also expected to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his visit.
Assistant Chief Police Officer Emma Bond told the media on Tuesday that a “massive, complex” operation will be the biggest in Scotland since the operation Elizabeth II died in 2022and will include local officials, national departments, special police officers and a wider range of British colleagues to seek professional support.
Bond, the golden commander of the Police Program, said the force also communicates directly with the U.S. Secret Service, whose priority is to ensure the president “enjoys a peaceful and secure visit to Scotland” while maintaining policing services for other populations.
Scotland’s representatives on Monday police The federal representatives of ranking and archive officials raised concerns that the number of officers was insufficient to support the program and said they were seeking legal advice and some staff members were under pressure to work longer in violation of workplace protocols.
Bond said the senior commanders “fully aware” of the concerns raised by the policing coalition and are working with them to address the issues. “I am confident that as a golden commander we can adopt the prescribed strategy,” she added.
Although she refused to identify the specific persons to be involved, the Scottish police made a request for “mutual assistance” to the Northern Ireland Police Department.
Bond used the briefing to develop a plan for a policing plan for the “major” protests expected by the troops on Trump’s visit. She noted that during the last visit in 2018, “thousands” held gatherings in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen as well as Fly over the US President’s Turnberry Golf Club.
She said the starting point for the Scottish police was a “positive and dedicated approach” but added: “It made me very clear: threatening behavior of abuse, any activity that attempts to undermine the incident or puts the public at risk is not a legitimate protest.”
Bond said the force is eager to interact with protest groups in advance, but has not spoken to the stopped Trump Trump Coalition, one of the main organizers, which calls on people to gather in Edinburgh and Aberdeen on Saturday.
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