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The gendarmerie are the uniformed branch of the cantonal police of the French-speaking cantons of Switzerland. [1]
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The gendarmerie are the uniformed branch of the cantonal police of the French-speaking cantons of Switzerland. [1]
The first bodies of Swiss gendarmes have their origins in the foot gendarmes that served Napoleon Bonaparte during his stay in Switzerland under French control.
Currently, police authority is exercised by individual cantons, which are like sovereign states. The cantonal police force is generally subdivided in two bodies: [1] [2]
However, in certain cantons, the gendarmes have the ability to conduct local or judicial enquiries.
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