Gendarmerie (Romania)
Romanian Gendarmerie Jandarmeria Română | |
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Common name | Jandarmeria |
Abbreviation | JR |
Motto | LEX ET ORDO Law and Order |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 3 April 1850 |
Annual budget | 4 billion EUR |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | RO |
International agency | RO |
Countries | Yes |
Operations jurisdiction | RO |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Bucharest Str. Jandarmeriei nr. 9 -11, sector 1 |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Units | Counter-terrorism
Law enforcement Special operations International peacekeeping missions |
Website | |
Romanian Gendarmerie Website |
The Jandarmeria Română (Romanian pronunciation:
The gendarmerie is subordinated Ministry of Internal Affairs [2] and does not have responsibility for policing the Romanian Armed Forces. This duty lies with the Military Police subordinated to the Romanian Land Forces.
History
The beginnings
The first Gendarmerie corps was created on 3 April 1850 in
During the Romanian War of Independence of 1877–1878, it mainly served as military police, but it also took part in combat.
Rural Gendarmerie
In 1893, the Rural Gendarmerie (Jandarmeria Rurală) was established by the Law for the Organization of the Rural Gendarmerie (Legea pentru organizarea Jandarmeriei rurale) as a military corps under the authority of the Ministry of Justice for policing the
The organization of the Rural Gendarmerie, as described in the law, makes this institution a military body, subordinated to the Internal Affairs Minister, with the mission to maintain the public order and security. It is also subordinated to the Justice Minister, the Public Minister for policing duties, and to the War Minister for all the aspects regarding military discipline, command and troops' training.
The
The world wars
The Romanian Gendarmerie was engaged during the
Upon the entry of Romania into the
Cold War era
After the war, the
After 1989
The Romanian Gendarmerie was re-established on 5 July 1990.
Starting in 2006, the corps abandoned conscription and in 2007 it became an all-professional military force.
The mission and duties
Its mission:
Law no. 550/2004 regarding the organization and functioning of the Romanian Gendarmerie
Art. 1. -
(1) The Romanian Gendarmerie is the specialized institution of the state, with military status, component of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which exercises, under the law, its attributions regarding the defense of public order and peace, of the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, public and private property, the prevention and detection of crime and other violations of the laws in force, as well as the protection of fundamental state institutions and the fight against acts of terrorism.
jurisprudence
(2) The Romanian Gendarmerie, through attributions, organization, training and territorial disposition, contributes to guaranteeing the sovereignty, independence, authority, unity and security of the state, constitutional democracy on the entire national territory both in peacetime and in crisis situations.
Article 2. -
The Romanian Gendarmerie carries out its activity in the interest of the citizens, of the community and in the support of the state institutions, exclusively on the basis and in the execution of the law.
Article 3. -
(1) The Romanian Gendarmerie cooperates, in fulfilling its attributions according to the law, with the other components of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with structures of the defense and national security system and collaborates with organizations, institutions and authorities of central and local public administration, organizations non-governmental organizations, with other legal entities, as well as with natural persons.
(2) The Romanian Gendarmerie participates, in accordance with the law, in actions organized within the Association of European and Mediterranean Police and Gendarmerie Forces with Military Status or in those organized by similar bodies of other states and fulfills peacekeeping missions, according to international commitments assumed by Romania.
Its duties[4] include:
- Maintaining and restoring the public order:
- Crowd and riot control
- Policing the mountainous areasBlack Sea Coast resorts[6]
- Counter-terrorismactivities
- Pursuing and apprehending deserters
- Security of sensitive and vital installations, such as:
- Public institutions, ministries and courts
- Embassies and consulates
- International airports (until 2005)
- National museums
- Nuclear power plants
- Security and protection of the secret mail all over the Romanian territory.
Organization
General Inspectorate of the Gendarmerie
The General Inspectorate of the Gendarmerie is the central structure of the Romanian Gendarmerie under the command of a General Inspector (Inspector-general) appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs.[7]
The General Inspector is assisted by 3 deputies.[8] The first deputy (prim-adjunct) is the chief of the Gendarmerie Staff and heads the Operational Planning and Management, Guard and Institutional Protection and the Public Order and Security Directorates. The other two deputies manage the Human Resources and the Military Schools Directorates, and the Logistics, IT and Communication Directorates respectively.[9]
The task of the General Inspectorate is to plan, manage, coordinate and control the territorial inspectorates, the Mobile Squads, the Special Intervention Brigade and the military schools.[7] The General Inspectorate of the Gendarmerie also acts as an interface of the organization with the other law enforcement agencies and the Internal Affairs Ministry.
Territorial organizations
The Romanian Gendarmerie is divided in 41 territorial inspectorates, corresponding to each county (județ), and the General Directorate of the Gendarmerie in Bucharest.[10]
Additionally, eight Gendarmerie Mobile Groups (Grupări Mobile) operate on a territorial basis,
Special Intervention Brigade
The "
Gendarmerie military schools
The
In addition, the
Combat Supply and Logistics Base
Also known as "Baza de Aprovizionare pentru Luptă și Gospodărire" (B.A.L.G.), "Baza de Administrare și Deservire" or "U.M. 0260" is a technical administrative unit under the command of General Inspectorate of the Gendarmerie. Its primary duties include administration of the buildings and other facilities inside the Inspectorate courtyard, the Gendarmerie's shooting range, vehicle repair and maintenance and farms providing food for the personnel of the Gendarmerie. The farms are located north of Bucharest.
List of commanders
The commanders of the Gendarmerie since its establishment in 1893:[14]
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Uniform
During the period up to 1915 the Romanian Gendarmerie wore a distinctive dress comprising a shako with white plume, dark blue tunic with red facings, white trefoil epaulettes and aiguillettes plus light blue trousers with red stripes. Mounted units of the Gendarmerie wore a silver helmet with spike and white plume, a similar tunic to the foot branch but with yellow epaulettes and aiguillettes, white breeches and high boots.
Currently the Romanian gendarmes wear dark blue
Ranks and insignia
Unlike the Romanian Police, the Gendarmerie is a military body, and uses the same ranking system as the Romanian Land Forces.
Flag Officers (OF 10 - 6) and Officers (5 - 1)
NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mareșal | General | General-locotenent | General-maior | General de brigadă | Colonel | Locotenent-colonel | Maior | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent |
Other/Enlisted ranks (OR 1 - 9)
NATO rank scale | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jandarmeria Română |
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Plutonier adjutant șef | Plutonier adjutant | Plutonier-major | Plutonier | Sergent-major | Sergent | Caporal | Fruntaş | Jandarm |
International affiliations
The Romanian Gendarmerie is a full member of the Association of the European and Mediterranean Police Forces and Gendarmeries with Military Status (
After
International missions
Since February 2002, 115 Romanian gendarmes have been deployed in
Gallery
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Gendarms at a protest in Victory Square, Bucharest in 2019
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Gendarmerie ATV
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Gendarms in riot control formation
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Mounted Gendarms in the IOR Park
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Honour Guard of the Gendarmerie
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Mounted detachment at the funeral of Queen Anne
See also
- Law enforcement in Romania
References
- ^ (in English)Leadership of the Romanian Gendarmerie [1], accessed on 10 February 2016
- ^ http://polis.osce.org/countries/details.php?item_id=40#Country_Profile_Section_172 Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine OSCE entry on National Gendarmerie
- ^ a b c d e f (in Romanian) Repere istorice Archived 2007-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ (in Romanian) Atribuții Archived 2009-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ (in Romanian) Structuri montane Archived 2007-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ (in Romanian) Structuri zona litoralului Archived 2007-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ a b (in Romanian) I.G.J.R. - Atribuţii Archived 2007-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ (in Romanian) I.G.J.R. - Comandă Archived 2007-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ (in Romanian) I.G.J.R. - Organigramă Archived 2007-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ a b c d (in Romanian) Organizarea Jandarmeriei Archived 2007-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ a b (in Romanian) Structuri mobile Archived 2007-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ (in Romanian) Structuri antiteroriste Archived 2007-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ (in French) Inauguration de l’Ecole d’application pour les officiers de Gendarmerie "Mihai Viteazul", 13 novembre 2002 Archived 2007-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, French Embassy in Romania, accessed on 16 April 2007
- ^ (in Romanian) Galeria comandanţilor Archived 2010-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 7 December 2009
- ^ (in Romanian) Alin Mastan este noul șef al Jandarmeriei Române. În concurs se înscrisese și Bogdan Enescu, cercetat de DNA, dar nu s-a mai prezentat la proba eliminatorie
- ^ "Uniformia militaria". jandarmeriaromana.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ (in Romanian) Cooperare multinaţională (Multinational Cooperation) Archived 2007-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
- ^ (in Romanian) Politica europeană - Forţa de Jandarmerie Europeană (European Policy - European Gendarmerie Force) Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 22 January 2009
- ^ Eurogendfor.eu, EGF News, accessed on 23 March 2009
- ^ (in Romanian) Jandarmeria Română în Kosovo Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, Romanian Gendarmerie website, accessed on 14 April 2007
External links
- (in Romanian) Official site Archived 2016-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- (in English) Romanian Gendarmerie Archived 2016-12-29 at the Wayback Machine