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Official name: Police Nationale / National Police
Founding date: June 8th 2003
No. of employees: 56,000
Parent agency: Interior Ministry
Overviewed by: General Directorate of Police
Motto: Vigilant et Préparé
Standard service pistol: PAMAS G1 / Glock 17
Standard service rifle (if any): M16
Standard patrol car: Renault Megane / Hyundai i40
Uniform color/colors: Black pants, light blue shirt, dark blue plate carrier, black military boots
Police Nationale in Qahrania is the national civilian law enforcement agency. Founded in 2003 (following the merging of the Gendarmerie and the Civil Police), the Police Nationale is responsible for traffic enforcement, anti-gang and drug operations as well as counter-terrorism in conjunction with the armed forces and intelligence services. The special forces section of the police is known as the Special Intervention Group.
The Police Nationale has a reputation for brutality, and was responsible for the deaths of 48 people during the suppression of the Arab Spring riots during 2011. In 2019, anti-French protests lead by hardline Islamist clerics were met with a violent response, killing several. In July 2023, anti-racism activists staged demonstrations outside the French Embassies following the police killing of an Algerian citizen in that country; the protests were dispersed via water cannon.
In late July 2023, three police officers were killed when two Islamists, armed with rifles and grenades, attacked their convoy.
