MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE
MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE
MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE
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LAMWS<br />
V. ORGANIZATION OF THE <strong>MALAGASY</strong> <strong>NATIONAL</strong> <strong>POLICE</strong><br />
A. General<br />
1. According to the Malagasy police officials, there is now no law<br />
instituting the.National Polioa, as such, or outlining their responsi<br />
-bility and jurisdiction. The respective-areas of responsibility of the<br />
police and the other armed forces of the Malagasy Republic, as previ<br />
ously outlined in this report, have been established mainly by Presiden<br />
tial directives and inter-departmental agreements.<br />
2. A voluminous report has been compiled on the subject by the for<br />
mer Director General of Police, Victor Ramanitra, for submission to the<br />
Council of Ministers. This report, which the Public Safety Team was<br />
allowed to scan, explains at length, among other thifigs, the role of the<br />
police in a democratic society, the foundation of their authority and<br />
the function of their various services. It points out further the ne<br />
cessity for legislation to establish the Malagasy National Police on a<br />
firm legal basis, and for a thorough revision of their organization.<br />
3. The report itself could not be released to the Public Safety<br />
Team prior to its submission to the Council, but charts therefrom were<br />
presented to the Team in the strictest confidence. These charts are<br />
reproduced here as Exhibits A, B, C, and D. -<br />
B. Present-Organization<br />
1. The present organization chart of the National Police (Exhibit<br />
A) is rather confusing and, in the w6rds of th6 Director General, gives<br />
only a vague idea of the various functioAs of the police.<br />
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