POLICE Commissioner Mathew Varley has brushed aside claims that there are certain retired officers refusing to accept retirement and are continuing to serve in the Royal Solomon Island Police Force.

Mr Varley said they have checked with their records but there are no instances as claimed.

He said there is only one officer who was supposed to retire but was given a fixed term appointment for two years, and that was part of executive planning and recognition of her senior role in the force.

Mr Varley also said there are other processes through the Ministry of Police and National Security and the Public Service in place for officers who are specialised in their job to extend their appointment for two years once they are retired.

“Therefore to say that officers refused to accept their retirement is not true,” Mr Varley added.

The legal age for retirement in the Government is 55 years.

Meanwhile, a concerned Solomon Islander said although there are still some very ethical and committed old-aged public servants still serving in some of the ministries, it is paramount that the rightful authorities must retire them humanely and through legal procedures.

Some ministries have old-aged officers who had become idle, stagnant and ill-conceived because of their old age and longevity within their work place.