Anukret December 21, 1994 Missions and Organization of the Military Police

ANUKRET DATED DECEMBER 21, 1994

ON THE MISSIONS AND GENERAL ORGANIZATION OF THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE

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The Royal Government,

having seen the 1993 Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia;
having seen Kret dated November1, 1993 on the appointment of the Royal Government of Cambodia;
having seen Kret dated July 2, 1993 on the nomination of the Co-Commander of the National Armed Forces Chief of Cambodia;
having seen Kret dated July14, 1993 on the creation of the Ministry of National Defense;
having seen Anukret No. 025-ANK dated June 14, 1993 on the Missions and General Organization of the Royual Military Police;

having seen the Opinion of the Counselor of National Defense and the Judicial Council of the Prime Minister;

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Article 1:

The Royal Military Police that was previously subordinate to the General Headquarters of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces [INSERT] [shall henceforth] be under the direct command of the Prime Minister.

Article 2: The Prime Minister shall determine the framework of its general activities.

Co-Ministers of National Defense are in charge of the general administration. They shall provide for logistical needs and the budget of the Royal Military Police. The general headquarters of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces shall be responsible for the management,

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[training and organization of the Royal Military Police in order that it may achieve its full capacity and to give it a means to ensure its function and its missions].

Article 3: The Royal Military Police shall be part of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. It shall have its own autonomy [INSERT] [within its duties defined in Article 4 hereafter]. In the exercise of these police missions, it shall constitute a force with inter-ministerial vocation. Its competence shall be exercised within the whole country, on military and civil citizens.

Article 4: The Royal Military Police shall have for its mission:

a) to ensure the activities of the administrative police:

to maintain peace and public order,
to ensure the respect of the application of orders,
to inform and bring help to citizens.

Within this framework, the Royal Military Police shall act according to instructions of the Co-Ministers of Interior and competent administrative authorities.

b) to ensure activities of the judicial police:

to record crimes and misdemeanors,
to establish infringement minutes,
to gather evidence,
to seek and question delinquents and submit them to judicial authorities,
to execute through the delegations of examining judges.

Within this framework, the Royal Military Police shall act in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Justice, [INSERT], and competent judicial authorities.

c) to accomplish missions of a specifically military character:

to maintain peace and give honors to governmental institutions and supreme authorities of the Kingdom of Cambodia,
to protect military installations,
to [INSERT] the affairs of the military police missions inside and outside of military installations.

Within this framework, the Royal Military Police shall act in accordance with the instructions of Co-Ministers of the National Defense, the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, and competent military authorities.

d ) to assist those ministries that request it.

Article 5: The Royal Military Police shall be able to be assigned other specific police missions pursuant to later anukrets.

Article 6: The General Structure of the Royal Military Police shall consist of:

the Inspector of the Royal Military Police placed under the responsibility of an Inspector and a Deputy Inspector,
the Command of the Royal Military Police, placed under the responsibility of a Commander and a Deputy Commander.

Article 7: The Inspector of the Royal Military Police:

the Inspector and the Deputy Inspector of the Royal Military Police shall be responsible for accomplishing missions of control, study, and information,

the Inspector and the Deputy Inspector of the Royal Military Police shall report directly to the Prime Ministers that determine missions.

the Inspector and the Deputy Inspector of the Royal Military Police shall be permanent advisors to Prime Ministers. They shall directly advise the Prime Ministers on all subjects concerning the general organization and missions of the Royal Military Police. The Inspector of the Royal Military Police shall exercise permanent control over the execution of missions and the employment of the personnel of the Royal Military in accordance with regulations in force.

Article 8: The Command of the Royal Military Police:

The Command of the Royal Military Police is placed under the authority of a Commander, General Officer, and a Deputy Commander.

The Commander of the Royal Military Police shall:

work out the general regulation and controls its execution in connection with corresponding Ministries such as the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Interior or the Ministry of Justice,

inform Prime Ministers of the means necessary for service,

solve problems relating to the administration and operation of the Royal Military Police.

The following shall be placed under the command of the Commander and the Deputy Commander of the Royal Military Police:

the training school of the Royal Military Police,
the territorial Military Police,
the mobile Military Police,
the Military Prévôté.

Article 9: The training School of the Royal Military Police shall:

work out programs of instruction,
train personnel,
control training,
prepare and write instruction documentation,
make all useful proposals to the Command of the Royal Military Police, so as to have essential equipment for efficient training.

Article 10: The Territorial Military Police:

The Territorial Military Police shall undertake its mission within the whole territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia up to the level of the commune. It shall be charged to accomplish the missions of the Royal Military Police specified in Article 4 of this Anukret.

The competence of the Territorial Police shall be exerted to all military and civil citizens.

Article 11: The Mobile Police:

The Mobile Police are a force instituted to maintain order and to fight against illegally armed band. The Mobile Police shall undertake its mission within the whole country at the request of the Territorial Military Police or on requisition of the competent judicial or administrative authority. The Mobile Police shall continually be in a position to strengthen, as soon as possible, units of the Territorial Military Police.

Article 12: The Military Prévôté:

The Military Prévôté shall be one component of the Royal Military Police. It shall act in direct collaboration with the other three branches of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. It shall execute its missions under the authority defined in Paragraph "c" of Article 4 of this Anukret.

Article 13: The Inspector and the Commander of the Royal Military Police may propose the creation of other specialized units in order to improve the efficiency of the service.

Article 14: The Prime Ministers shall stop missions, troop strength, and nominations, upon the proposal of the Commander and the Inspector of the Royal Military Police, after advice of the Co-Ministers of National Defense, Co-Ministers of Interior, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.

Article 15: Anukret 025-ANK dated June 15, 1994 and the provisions contrary to this Anukret shall be considered void.

Article 16: The Co-Ministers in charge of the Cabinet Council, the Co-Ministers of National Defense, the Co-Ministers of Interior, the Minister of Justice, the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, and all concerned ministries, shall be responsible for the execution of this Anukret which comes into effect on the date of its signatures.

Phnom Penh, December 21, 1994

The First Prime Minister The Second Prime Minister

Norodom Ranariddh Hun Sen