Law enforcement in Mali

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Law enforcement in Mali is the responsibility of the National Police Force (French : Police Nationale du Mali), which is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Security and Civil Protection. [1] [2] The National Police Force shares responsibility for internal security with the Gendarmerie, a paramilitary organization; the police are responsible exclusively for urban areas, while the Gendarmerie's primary responsibility is for rural areas, though it may also reinforce the police when needed. [1] [2] According to The Wall Street Journal , each organization has approximately 5,000 personnel, [3] while Interpol gives a figure of over 7,000 for the police. [4]

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In October 2015, Moussa Ag Infahi replaced Hamidou Kansaye as Director General of the National Police, while Colonel-Major Satigui Dit Moro Sidibé became the new Director General of the Gendarmerie, succeeding Colonel-Major Mody Bérété. [5] Local police districts are headed by commissioners, who report to regional directors at national police headquarters. [2]

The police are poorly trained, equipped and led, and suffer from low morale. [1] [3] Corruption is also a problem. [6] Following the 2013 national elections, Mali's new government made improving the police a priority and accepted the assistance of various countries and external organizations, [3] [7] including Japan; [8] the United Nations Development Programme; [8] the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, through the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA); [9] and a European Union Training Mission. [3]

Mali has been a member of Interpol since 1969. [4]

Being a former French colony, Mali has a civil law system based on the French model. [10]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Mali 2014 Crime and Safety Report". Bureau of Diplomatic Security, United States Department of State.
  2. 1 2 3 "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011" (PDF). Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, United States Department of State.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Naftali Bendavid (22 September 2014). "Mali's Police Restructuring Will Take Years". The Wall Street Journal .
  4. 1 2 "Mali: La Police nationale du Mali". Interpol. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Handover ceremonies at the Gendarmerie and the National Police". EUCAP Sahel Mali. 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Lansana Gberie (July 2016). "Crime, Violence, and Politics: Drug Trafficking and Counternarcotics Policies in Mali and Guinea" (PDF). Brookings Institution.
  7. ↑ "EUCAP Sahel Mali: Gendarmerie". European Union External Action. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  8. 1 2 "Japan and UNDP team up for the rehabilitation of Mali's National Police Academy". United Nations Development Programme. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "UNODC and DPKO collaborate to strengthen law enforcement in Mali". United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  10. ↑ "Africa:: Mali". World Factbook. 13 June 2023.
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