| General Police Inspectorate Inspectoratul General al Poliției | |
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| Common name | Poliția |
| Abbreviation | IGP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 13 September 1990 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Employees | 9,920 (2014) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | MDA |
| Operations jurisdiction | MDA |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | MD-2001, mun.Chișinău, str. Tiraspol, nr. 11/1 |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
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| www | |
TheGeneral Police Inspectorate (Romanian:Inspectoratul General al Poliției, IGP) is the national civilian police force of theRepublic of Moldova. It is a state institution subordinated to theMinistry of Internal Affairs, that regulates law enforcement inMoldova. The current Chief of the General Police Inspectorate is currently Viorel Cernăuțeanu.[1]
The GPI was established as the Police of the Republic of Moldova on 13 September 1990, after theGovernment of Moldova adopted resolution no. 321 "On the reform of the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of theMoldovan SSR", which provided for the creation of the police and district police stations. Thus, the place of the Soviet-eramilitia was occupied by the new police.
On 18 December 1990, theParliament of Moldova adopted the Law on police. In 1995 the national police ofMoldova were under the direction of the Ministry of Interior. Internal troops were reported to have 2,500 men, and the numbers ofriot police were put at 900. The scope and quality of Moldova's state security apparatus were difficult to determine. Like the armed forces, local assets of the formerMoldavian KGB were transferred to the new government along with those personnel who wished to enter the service of the new government. These elements functioned at the time under the republic's Ministry of National Security before being transferred to the MAI.
On 27 December 2012, a law which entered into force on 5 March 2013 established the General Police Inspectorate under the MIA.[2] On 24 April 2013, the new police uniform was approved. On 8 April 2014, the Strategic Development Program was approved, a basic document of the Police, elaborated for a period of 3 years, which ensures the prioritization of the various objectives for the IGP.
As a law enforcement body of state power, the police of the Republic of Moldova are divided into state and municipal. State police perform their duties throughout the republic, municipal - in the territory of the corresponding administrative unit. State andmunicipal police carry out their tasks in close cooperation. The State Police provides the municipal police with methodological and advisory assistance, as well as assists in the implementation of the duties assigned to it by their own forces and means. The municipal police assist the state police in carrying out operational investigative measures, timely inform them of the persons and facts of interest to them.[3]
Institutions under the GPI are:[4][5]
On the inspectorate's 30th anniversary in 2017, the Police Directorate of the Chisinau Municipality was awarded by PresidentIgor Dodon theOrder of Ștefan cel Mare.[6]
The IGP has a summer outfit, a spring-autumn outfit and a winter outfit. The parade dress is worn during the participation in the festivities (taking the oath, awarding of ministerial and departmental distinctions, march pasts, national holidays, and official receptions).[7]
The common lack of respect towards law, in general, among Moldovans results in a predominant distrust for police. This is not helped by the fact that police incompetency due to various reasons is frequent.[8]
Moldova is not a part of the EU, but as of 2024, it started negotiations after it applied for membership in 2022. According toAmnesty International in October 2007, torture and ill-treatment in Moldova remain widespread and systemic despite some initial legislative steps made by the government to change police practices in order to eradicate it.[9] "Although efforts have been made to bring legislation into line with international and European standards, practice and attitudes are lagging behind. Beatings and abuse of detainees remain the norm. Channels for seeking redress stay blocked. Lack of transparency breeds impunity," Amnesty Internationals researcher said.[10] The events during the April2009 Moldova civil unrest have drawn criticism of human rights violations, including in regard to the deaths ofValeriu Boboc,Ion Ţâbuleac, andEugen Ţapu.
Law Enforcement in Moldova
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