Police in Abu Dhabi are now on Twitter, using the microblogging site to spread their message to the youth in the emirate.
“We are always looking at the methods that the youth and public use,” said First Lt Majed Al Marzouqi. “We found that Twitter is the fastest way to reach people,” was quoted as saying in The National.
Lt Al Marzouqi, the chief of media studies and security coordination at Abu Dhabi Police (ADP), who manages the team posting updates on behalf of the force.
He said the site commands the second highest number of users for a social network in the UAE after Facebook, making it a vital outlet for police updates.
The ADP Twitter updates are part of an expanding online presence for the capital’s law enforcement, whose Facebook updates include road safety tips and details of traffic jams.
The Twitter account was launched in May, with regular English updates appearing in early June, and bilingual posts in July.