{"id":113,"date":"2026-08-06T12:48:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:57:51","slug":"welcome-to-ipa-malta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">It is our pleasure to welcome you to the official website of the IPA Malta Section. Since becoming a full member of the International Police Association on <strong>30 April 1964<\/strong>, the Malta Section has proudly represented the Maltese law enforcement community within one of the world&#8217;s largest independent associations for serving and retired police officers. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Guided by our motto, <strong><em>Servo per Amikeco<\/em> \u2013 Service Through Friendship<\/strong>, we are committed to fostering friendship, professional cooperation, and cultural understanding among police officers across the globe. We invite you to explore our activities, discover our initiatives, and become part of our international family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the IPA Malta Section<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in <strong>1964<\/strong>, the International Police Association Malta Section has been serving the police community for over six decades, promoting friendship and cooperation among serving and retired law enforcement officers. As part of the global IPA family, which was founded by Sergeant Arthur Troop in 1950, the Malta Section upholds the Association&#8217;s principles of friendship, mutual respect, and international understanding without distinction of rank, gender, race, language, or religion. Through social, cultural, educational, and professional activities, we strengthen bonds between members both locally and internationally while proudly representing Malta within the worldwide IPA network. Whether you are a member, a visiting colleague, or simply interested in learning more about our organisation, we are delighted to welcome you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Promotional video of the IPA - International Police Association - English version\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D17MoU5jOP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is our pleasure to welcome you to the official website of the IPA Malta Section. Since becoming a full member of the International Police Association on 30 April 1964, the Malta Section has proudly represented the Maltese law enforcement community within one of the world&#8217;s largest independent associations for serving and retired police officers&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-113","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipamalta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}