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The Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee announced on Tuesday the completion of amendments to the Internal Security Forces Service and Retirement Law, which features a reduced optional retirement age for officers and ranks. The committee convened a meeting, chaired by Khalid Al-Obaidi, to finalize discussions on the second amendment draft of Law No. (18) of 2011 concerning the Service and Retirement of Internal Security Forces. Key provisions discussed include lowering the optional retirement age for officers and ranks to 40 years from 45, with a minimum of 15 years of actual service. Other amendments involved abolishing the "Amira" department, introducing fixed retirement allowances, recognizing higher education degrees as functional seniority, and setting a one-year service extension period. The committee also examined regulating officer promotion conditions through a law or system proposed by the Minister of Interior and approved by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, eliminating the position requirement. It addressed the status of contract employees in cases of martyrdom, granting martyred or fully disabled personnel the rank of lieutenant for retirement, and promoting those injured with 50% or greater disability to a higher rank. Furthermore, "policeman" will be replaced by "member" throughout the law to encompass all ranks, and "civilian employee" adopted where appropriate. Article (3/firstly) will be amended to ensure policemen and civilian employees benefit from the law's rights and privileges, clarifying this revises existing legislation, rather than creating new law.
