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.