Military Police (Kazakhstan)

The first military police units were established in accordance with the directive of General of the army Mukhtar Altynbayev on March 6, 1997. Its purpose was to regulate military traffic, and maintain law and order in the Armed Forces, since military discipline is essential to ensure state national security.

It was established in accordance with a presidential decree signed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev on 22 April 1997. This was done as part of a reform the system of national law enforcement agencies within Kazakhstan, which had only declared its independence six months before.

Two years later, military police units were formed as part of the Border Service of the National Security Committee and the Internal Troops of Kazakhstan. Official rules and regulations were first brought into the military police in February 2005. In 2009, it was reported that as a result of the work carried out by the military police, the armed forces saw a more than 20% reduction in crime.[5]

A BTR-80 of the military police.

The main tasks of the military police of Kazakhstan are:[6][7]

• To ensure law and order in the military
• To implement internal control over the organization of the daily activities in garrison services in military units of the military
• To detect and disclose of crimes and offenses within the framework of Kazakh law
• To identify of circumstances contributing to the commission of crimes and offenses
• To produce a pre-trial investigation in accordance with the criminal procedure legislation of the country
• To ensure the road safety of vehicles of the national security agencies and the military
• To detain servicemen in connection with violations of civilian and military law
• To implement the use of relevant documents and state registration plates and conduct mandatory technical inspection of motor vehicles registered with the military police

In addition to the ones mentioned above, there are a couple more tasks that specifically pertain to the military police of the National Security Committee:

• The investigation of criminal offenses committed by military personnel
• The protection of facilities of the NSC including warehouses that store weapons, special equipment, security systems and other technical means, as well as ensuring access control and internal facility regimes

Today, the Military Police of Kazakhstan consists of the following assets:.[8]

• 4 military police units
• 16 regional divisions
• 4 divisions
• Training Center for military police

A Colonel in the military police in the casual uniform.

The overall uniform of the military police consists of the following variants:[9]

• Full dress uniform
• Casual uniform
• Combat uniform

All three have a summer and winter version to accommodate any type of weather. The dress uniform is black and consists of a Peaked cap (or an Ushanka during a winter) trousers, a black tie and a ceremonial belt of golden color, along with leather and white gloves. This uniform is worn during military parades and official functions.

The casual uniform, which is worn on a daily basis, utilizes a Military beret and/or Papakha for headgear. The combat uniform consists of all camoflouge clothing items, and is worn diri g regular duties.

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