Law Enforcement In Burundi
The principle law enforcement agency in Burundi is the National Police of Burundi (french: Police nationale du Burundi, PNB). The police falls within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security of Burundi, Ministry of Public Security. It is separate from the National Intelligence Service (Burundi), National Intelligence Service (SNR), the state intelligence agency. Origins Under Ruanda-Urundi, Belgian colonial rule (1916–62), law enforcement in Burundi was the responsibility of a small unit of the ''Force Publique'' which was a gendarmerie with a combined military function from the Belgian Congo. Its members were popularly known as ''Bamina'' in Burundi, after the large military base at Kamina in the Congo. It was replaced by the National Gendarmerie (''Gendarmerie nationale'') after independence in 1962, though this became part of the army under the military dictatorships after 1967. A separate civilian police force was re-established in 1990 as the Public Security Polic ...
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