National Police Agency (Mongolia)
{{Short description|Law enforcement agency of Mongolia}}
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| formed = 19 July 1921
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The National Police Agency ({{Langx|mn|Цагдаагийн Ерөнхий Газар|Tsagdaagiin Erönkhii Gazar}}) is an agency that is part of the Government of Mongolia and acts as a reserve force for the Armed Forces of Mongolia. It is currently an agency of the Mongolian Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs and is the primary law enforcement organization in Mongolia.{{Cite web|url=http://ghdx.healthdata.org/organizations/state-police-department-mongolia|title=State Police Department (Mongolia) | GHDx|website=ghdx.healthdata.org|accessdate=Jul 12, 2019}} The Police is assisted by the Directorate of the Internal Troops of Mongolia.
History
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In 1866 the Qing rulers established a police force for the 15 districts of the Khüree (Ulaanbaatar) area colloquially named "fifteener police" ({{lang|mn|арван тавны цагдаа}} arvan tavny tsagdaa). After the Mongolian Revolution of 1911 and the independence of Outer Mongolia it became a national police force. The founding day of the Militsiya style police force was 19 July 1921, when the 6th Session of the Ulsyn Baga Khural (Little Khural) decreed to establish the "Preventive Militia" ({{lang|mn|цагдан сэргийлэх}} tsagdan sergiilekh) with the same mandat as a modern police force. This order came days after the Mongolian Revolution of 1921 which led to the declaration of the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924.police.gov.mn: [https://police.gov.mn/p/847 Монголд цагдаагийн байгууллага байгуулагдсан нь]
From 1934 to 1940, specialized departments were established throughout the various Aimags. From 1940 to 1960, the Prosecutor's Office instituted a law enforcement body to enforce the new Constitution of Mongolia, the Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Code. In the 1960s, the structure and organization of the police were expanded and in 1965, made a separate institution from the Prosecutor's Office. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the police, the Military Institute was established by the decree of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural on 14 July 1984. The institute now takes the form of the Law Enforcement University of Mongolia.
From its establishment until 1990s, the agency was under the command of the Ministry of Public Security. As a result of the political and revolutionary transitions and market economy in 1990s, the police underwent a drastic transformation and was reestablished as the National Police Agency of the Government of Mongolia subordinated to the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs and mandated to combat crime and maintain safety on a national basis with an International Police Department being established a year later. In 1993, the State Great Khural approved the "Law on Police Organization" in order to establish legal basis for law enforcement.{{Cite web|url=http://eng.police.gov.mn/news/content/type/117|title=NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY - Мэдээ мэдээлэл|website=eng.police.gov.mn|accessdate=Jul 12, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad6c0.html|title=Refworld | Mongolia: Structure of the police; how a complaint about a police officer would be handled by the police (1997-September 1999)|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|last=Refugees|website=Refworld|accessdate=Jul 12, 2019}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20190712131101/https://zasag.mn/en/m/national-police/intro General Police Department - Танилцуулга - Монгол улсын засгийн газар/Government of Mongolia]
Organization
The agency is headed by a Director assisted by a First Deputy Director and two Deputy Directors.police.gov.mn: [https://police.gov.mn/p/752 Бүтэц]
There are several departments such as:{{Cite web|url=http://eng.police.gov.mn/news/content/type/121|title=NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY - Мэдээ мэдээлэл|website=eng.police.gov.mn|accessdate=Jul 12, 2019}}
- Administration
- Finance and Logistic
- Criminal Police
- Investigations
- Inquiry
- Traffic Police
- Information Research
- Public Order
- Communications Division
- Police Academy
Below the central level, there are Police Departments and Divisions in the 21 provinces and in Ulaanbaatar, further subdivided into Divisions, Units and Sections.{{cite web|title=Organizational chart National Police|url=http://www.interpol.int/Media/Files/Member-countries/Asia-South-Pacific/Mongolia/Organizational-chart-National-Police.pdf|accessdate=28 September 2015}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The largest police training institution is the Mongolian Police Academy. As in many
such institutions, the police academy operates within a hierarchical structure.{{Cite web|url=https://asiafoundation.org/resources/pdfs/COPsurveyreportSept08ENG.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjLjbnfjrbpAhUMHs0KHTNrDkEQFjAGegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw27WBOZNVeTDaXopaA-ddTj|title=All publications}}
Ranks
The NPA utilizes the following ranks:[https://legalinfo.mn/mn/detail/12469 Монгол Улсын хууль Цагдаагийн албаны тухай] = [https://police.gov.mn/a/5791 Mongolian Law on Police Service] (2017), Art. 73; police.gov.mn: [http://eng.police.gov.mn/news/content/type/119 Police Ranks]
- Top ranks ({{lang|mn|дээд цол}}):
- Director ({{lang|mn|дарга}}; 1)
- First Deputy Director ({{lang|mn|тэргүүн дэд дарга}}; 1)
- Deputy Director ({{lang|mn|дэд дарга}}; 2)police.gov.mn: [https://police.gov.mn/p/3859 Director, First Deputy Director, Deputy Directors]
- Senior ranks ({{lang|mn|ахлах цол}}):
- Police Colonel ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн хурандаа}})
- Police Lieutenant Colonel ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн дэд хурандаа}})
- Police Major ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн хошууч}})
- Middle ranks ({{lang|mn|дунд цол}}):
- Police Captain ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн ахмад}})
- Police Senior Lieutenant ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн ахлах дэслэгч}})
- Police Lieutenant ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн дэслэгч}})
- Junior ranks ({{lang|mn|бага цол}}):
- Police First Sergeant ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн тэргүүн ахлагч}})
- Police Trainer Sergeant ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн сургагч ахлагч}})
- Police Senior Sergeant ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн ахлах ахлагч}})
- Police Sergeant ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн ахлагч}})
- Police Junior Sergeant ({{lang|mn|цагдаагийн дэд ахлагч}})
Symbols
=Logo=
The logo of the NPA is a white falcon, a Mongolian symbol of sharp eyes, bravery, and justice.{{Cite web|url=http://eng.police.gov.mn/news/content/type/118|title = NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY - Мэдээ мэдээлэл}}
=Slogan=
The official slogan of the NPA is: "Striving together for peaceful and secure life".{{Cite web|url=http://eng.police.gov.mn/news/content/id/687/type/120/menuid/37|title=NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY - Мэдээ мэдээлэл}}
=Ensemble=
The Suld Ensemble of the Mongolian Police ({{Langx|mn|Цагдаагийн Сулд чуулга}}) was founded in 1991 as the official musical unit of the National Police Agency. Its founder, Colonel Pürevjavyn Khayankhyarvaa, was the former Head of the Military Music Service of the General Staff of the Mongolian People's Army.{{Cite web|title=Сүлд чуулга - Мэдээ мэдээлэл|url=http://suld.police.gov.mn/news/content/id/1032/type/78/menuid/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=suld.police.gov.mn}} It consists of a group of professional artists, all of whom are part of the Mongolian Police Academy.{{Cite web|url=http://suld.police.gov.mn/news/content/id/933/type/30/menuid/|title = Сүлд чуулга - Мэдээ мэдээлэл}} In November 2018, a singer of the ensemble won the award at a competition for best performer of a Chinese classical song.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vom.mn/en/p/41752|title = Police Ensemble artist wins first place at International Vocal Competition}}