UKIP are proud to announce former police superintendentĀ andĀ National Assistant Secretary of the Police Superintendentsā Association,Ā Des Parkinson,Ā as the Police and Crime Commissioner candidate in Dyfed Powys.
Having spent 29 years on the Dyfed PowysĀ force, Des also successfully campaignedĀ to scrap the double jeopardy law and persuaded then Home Secretary, Michael Howard to introduce the paedophile register.
UKIP Wales Leader Nathan Gill saidĀ āHaving aĀ candidate like Des representing us isĀ phenomenally exciting. His calibre and experience are second to none. Heās the obvious choice for Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys and I really hope the electorate get behind him.ā
Des Parkinson saidĀ āIām delighted to put myself forward forĀ this role. Policing runs through my veins and I strongly believe my experience and passion will drive me to make the bold decisions we need to take in order to bring the forceās operations in Dyfed Powys to their highest level.ā
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