PHOTOS: Erbil police fulfill dream of child with cancer

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Police in the Kurdistan Region’s capital have fulfilled the dream of one child who wishes to be a police officer.

The 13-year-old is being treated for cancer in an Erbil hospital.

The unnamed young man’s wish was to be a police officer in the city of Erbil for a day, so the Police Directorate on Wednesday treated him to tours of the city and the Erbil Bazaar, all while he was equipped with a full uniform, including his own badge and police radio.

The event was made possible by a joint effort of the police General Directorate and Kurdistan’s Save the Children organization.

Editing by Joanne Stocker-Kelly