The Ministry of Internal Affairs of
Moldova () is one of the thirteen ministries of the
Government of Moldova
The Government of Moldova ( ro, Guvernul Republicii Moldova) is the government of the Republic of Moldova. It is housed on the Government House, Chișinău, Government House at the Great National Assembly Square, Chișinău, Great National Assemb ...
. It is the main executive body responsible for the
Trupele de Carabinieri
The Trupele de Carabinieri (Carabinier Troops in English) is the national gendarmerie force of the Republic of Moldova, under the administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova. The Moldovan Carabinieri are to ensure, together wi ...
.
History
During the
Moldavian Democratic Republic,
Vladimir Cristi served as Director General for Internal Affairs.
The Ministry was created upon cessation by
Soviet Union of
Bessarabia
Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...
which was part of
Romania in 1940. On 8 August 1940 The Government of
Soviet Union has announced creation of
NKVD Internal affairs organization that was responsible public order and state secret service in newly created
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. After the
World War II now with permanent soviet occupation local organization of
NKVD on 26 March 1946 changes name to Ministry of Internal Affairs thus being direct inherit to current Ministry of Internal Affairs of
Moldova.
On 18 December 1990 the Parliament of newly Independent Moldovan Republic adopted law in relation to name of police (Poliţia) instead of
Militsiya
''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, , mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə) was the name of the police forces in the Soviet Union (until 1991) and in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), as well as in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992). The ...
.
Among the departments of the Ministry are the General Division of State Guard, the Division of Information and Operative Evidence and the Department of Public order.
Ministers
Structure
The ministry has the following organizational structure:
*Cabinet of the Minister
*Directorate of Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation
*Directorate of Policies in the Field of Public Order and Security
*Directorate for Crime Prevention and Fight
*Directorate for International Cooperation
*Directorate of Policies in Integrated State Border Management Field
*Directorate of Policies in Migration and Asylum
*Directorate of Policies in Crisis Management and Emergency Situations field
*Directorate of Staff Policies and Education
*Policy Service in the field of population and citizenship evidence
*Policy Service in the field of state material reserves
*Special Issues Service
*Internal Audit Service
*Directorate of Institutional Management
*Juridical department
*Human Resources Department
*Financial-Administrative Department
*Department of Document Management
*Information and communication service with the media
Subordinate institutions
*
General Police Inspectorate
The General Police Inspectorate ( ro, Inspectoratul General al Poliției, IGP) is the national civilian police force of the Republic of Moldova. It is a state institution subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Moldova), Ministry of Inte ...
*
Moldovan Border Police
The Moldovan Border Police also commonly known as the Moldovan Frontier Police is the official paramilitary border guard of the Republic of Moldova. It is currently a department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) and exercises its powers an ...
*General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations
*
Department of Carabineer Troops
*The Migration and Asylum Bureau
*Information Technology Service
*Internal Protection and Anti-Corruption Service
*Operational Leading and Inspection Service
*
Ștefan cel Mare Police Academy
The Ştefan cel Mare Police Academy ( ro, Academia "Ștefan cel Mare" a Ministerului Afacerilor Interne) is the police academy of Moldova. It is named after Stephen III of Moldavia, who ruled the country as Voivode (Prince) from 1457 and 1504. It ...
*Medical Service
*Central Sports Club "Dinamo"
*Material Reserves Agency
References
External links
Official websiteGeneral Police InspectorateMoldovan Border PoliceGeneral Inspectorate for Emergency SituationsDepartment of Carabineer TroopsMigration and Asylum BureauȘtefan cel Mare AcademyCentral Sports ClubMaterial Reserves Agency
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