PESHAWAR, Aug 19: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa inspector general of police on Monday set up an accountability commission at central level and disciplinary committees at regional level to check corruption in the department and remove corrupt and incompetent officers.

According to a statement issued by the capital city police officer’s office here, the police accountability commission headed by additional IGP (headquarters) and consisting of DIG (headquarters), DIG (inquiry and inspection), AIG (establishment) and AIG (legal) will review the recommendations of the regional disciplinary committees against dishonest and corrupt police officers.

The regional disciplinary committees will be headed by regional police officers and have all district police officers and SSP (special branch) as members.

The committees in light of intelligence reports and record will examine the lifestyle and assets of police officers and recommend departmental action, including expulsion, against corrupt and dishonest ones.

Meanwhile, the IGP directed the accountability commission and disciplinary committees to the assigned task within a month.

He said he won’t tolerate corruption, dishonesty and incompetence at any level in the department and that action would be taken to purge the department of unscrupulous elements.

Mr Ghani said he was hopeful that the action would earn the department good name besides improving its performance but setting an example for other officers to follow.

“Action against corrupt and incompetent elements will pave the way for positive changes in the police department in line with the vision of the chief minister,” he said.