Constitution

Republic of the Congo 2015 Constitution

Table of Contents

TITLE XIII. OF THE PUBLIC FORCE

Article 204

The public force is composed of the National Police, by the National Gendarmerie and by the Congolese Armed Forces.

Article 205

The public force is apolitical. It is subject to the laws and regulations of the Republic. It is instituted in the general interest. No one must utilize it for personal ends.

The public force is subordinated to the civil authority. It only acts within the framework of the laws and regulations. The conditions of its implementation are established by the law.

Article 206

The law establishes the missions, determines the organization and the functioning as well as the special status [statut] of the personnel of the Police, of the Gendarmerie and the Congolese Armed Forces.

Article 207

The creation of militias is a crime punished by the law.