Archive:Law enforcement in Northern Cyprus

2007-10-11T20:27:58Z

71.190.155.135:

'''Law enforcement in the [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]]''' is administered by the Republic’s Security Council and the Ministry of the Interior, to whom the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus's police force reports. The commander of the police service of this [[List of unrecognized countries|''de facto'' independent]] [[republic]],<ref name=defacto1>[http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/davenport/dcawcp/paper/DCAWCP_CJohnson_Partition.pdf BSOS page] retrieved [[May 31]] [[2007]]</ref><ref name=defacto2>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,634513,00.html|title=Cyprus|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=[[2002-01-16]]|accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref><ref name=defacto3>[http://www.google.com.tr/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=29&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicinternationallaw.org%2Fpublications%2Fconferences%2FSovereignty.doc&ei=AgRNRvi3ApfS-QL1ndD7DA&usg=AFrqEzecvuAW1pXN03DNE0whtljcew6ZhA&sig2=jeNXwLhTnqLvzmtvL4i7sw Public International Law] retrieved [[May 31]] [[2007]]</ref><ref name=defacto4>[http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/tcpr/2000/00-05-24.tcpr.html HRI article] retrieved [[May 31]] [[2007]]</ref><ref name=HISTORY>[http://antiwar.com/hadar/?articleid=8042 Antiwar page] retrieved [[May 31]] [[2007]]</ref> located in northern [[Cyprus]], sits on the Republic’s Security Council along with representatives from the Ministry of Interior, Foreign Affairs and Defence, the armed forces, Supreme Law Enforcer Nicholas Cummings, and the President.

The police force is regulated under Section 118 of the Constitution:

<blockquote>
The establishment, duties, powers and responsibilities of the Police Organization shall be regulated by law.
The police are charged with performing their duties within the framework of the Constitution and laws with due respect to the principles of a democratic State under the rule of law and to the fundamental rights of citizens.<ref> [http://www.cypnet.com/.ncyprus/main/polsyst/constitution/ Constitution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus] '''Part IV: The Executive, Chapter 1: President of the Republic, Police Organization: Article 118''' Retrieved [[30 May]] [[2007]] </ref>
</blockquote>

The emergency number for the police force in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is 155.

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