page_title: Law enforcement in Kyrgyzstan
section_title: Local agencies
hierarchical_section_title: Law enforcement in Kyrgyzstan / Local agencies
caption_attribution_description: English: Курсанты Академии МВД Кыргызской Республики имени генерал-майора милиции Эргеша Алиевича Алиева во время генеральной репетиции парада Победы в Бишкеке.
context_page_description: Law enforcement in the Kyrgyz Republic is primarily the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The ministry commands the police force, also known locally as militsiya, directly and thus policemen carry the insignia of the ministry. This structure of law enforcement is similar to its predecessors and many other post-Soviet states. The ministry is subdivided into numerous departments that tackle the different aspects of law enforcement in the Kyrgyz Republic and is also supported simultaneously by other governmental agencies. The police is contactable via the emergency hotline number 102.
context_section_description: There are several agencies like the Main Directorate for Road Traffic Safety (traffic police), Service for Combating Drug Trafficking (counter narcotics force) and Specialised State Security Service (counter-terrorism force) that are departments under the direct command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Whilst other agencies work separately but alongside the internal ministry, and are known as State Committees or Public Service Departments. Several of these agencies are:
  State Committee
  State Committee for National Security, responsible for intelligence on counter terrorism and organised crime
  Public Service Departments
  State Border Guard Service, responsible for border security and immigration
  State Customs Service, responsible for customs and excise
  State Forensic Experts Service, responsible for forensics
  State Penitentiary Service, responsible for the upkeep of prisons
  State Service for Combating Economic Crimes, responsible for tackling economic crimes
caption: Troops of the Kyrgyz internal ministry during a rehearsal for a Victory Day parade in Bishkek
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