Concept of state security service and the system of public order protection

Levan Izoria

Problem

• Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) – the basis of countries political system (“law enforcement body”)

• Low on police adopted in 1993 • Politicizing police (president’s order)• MIA system is only identified with the functions of police and security

(service agency)• Departments implementing security functions are still under the

ministry subordination • Extra expenditures • There are 16 departments under MIA control• There are no mechanisms for public control of the MIA (transparent

buildings – non transparent system)

Half measure reforms implemented in the police system

• Political system and the selection of reform components

• Not implementing MIA system reform strategy prepared by OSCE mission in 2005

Goals

• Change of the basics of political system • Establishing of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

(civil services)• Depolitization of police: protected citizen –

protected policeman• Separating of state security service from the

MIA system• Independent court

How to achieve the goals

• Adopting law on police and the bodies for protecting public order

• Structural reorganization• Establishing municipal police• Providing civic control• Introducing principle of career• Introducing and implementing the advanced practice

Ministry of Internal Affairs and police

• 3 levels of administration or management• Strategic assignments; Minister’s political

responsibility• Police department (patrol and criminal police)• Appointing of heads of departments; their

accountability • System of police bodies

Civic control of the police

• Public council – 9 members (nominated by public defender, supreme court and bar association)

• Functions• Annual report to the parliament

Serving in police (principal of career)

• 6 months preliminary training course• Certification once in 2 years • Central certification commission • Discharging from police service by the head of

the department according to the grounds determined by law

Advanced practice

• Prevention and repression• Society oriented police • Ethics code for the police• Instructions for the patrol police conduct

(example of using mobile phones etc)

State security service

• Establishing of state security service• Acquiring confidential/secret information,

systematization, analysis and application • Main directions • Structure of the service (intelligence,

counterintelligence and anti terroristic)

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Administration

Police departments Border police department

Civil governance

Youth and sport

Professional and

vocational education

Rescue service

State security service

Head

Intelligence department

Counterintelligence department

Anti terroristic department