TITLE TWELVE – THE GENDARMERY

Public Law No. 8 [The Gendarmery Act] (9/1926)

• §1 A Gendarmery shall be established in the Serene Monastic Republic of the Holy Mountain for the purpose of maintaining law, order and security in the Monastic Republic.

• §2 A detachment of Gendarmery shall be maintained in each of the demes.

• §3 Each detachment shall consist of a land arm and a marine arm.

• §4 The Gendarmery of the Monastic Republic is tasked with:

• • a. maintaining law and public order;

• • b. investigating crime in accordance with the principles of the Code of Criminal Procedure;

• • c. controlling and supervising road traffic;

• • d. patroling the territorial waters of the Monastic Republic;

• • e. assisting authorities to fulfill their duties in keeping with the respective laws and provisions;

• • f. preventing crime and accidents;

• • g. assisting in cases of natural or man-made disasters,

• • h. searching for persons reported missing, and

• • i. staffing the customs stations.

• §5 The Gendarmery shall consist of a colonel in charge, nine assisting officers and a minimum of 30 enlisted personnel in each detachment.

• §6 The Prosforion Gendarmery shall staff the Dafni station.

• §7 Gendarmery personnel may be deprived of rank, honors, and pensions only in the manner described by Law.

• §8 Only male Gendarmery personnel may enter the Holy Mountain and then only by invitation.

• Amendment 1 (?)

• • An air arm of the Gendarmery shall be established with the appropriate vehicles and staff to carry out search-and-rescue missions.