Law enforcement in Georgia is conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. Currently, there are more than 42,000 registered police officers.

History

The Georgian police introduced an 022 emergency dispatch service in 2004. As of 2017, you can contact Georgian police with a 112 Emergency Dispatch. Vehicles

BMW E60 M5 BMW F10 M5 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan Ford Police Interceptor Utility Honda Insight Hyundai Getz Hyundai H-1 Hyundai Ioniq Mercedes-Benz W211 Mitsubishi Colt Mitsubishi L200 Mitsubishi Outlander Pontiac Aztek Porsche Panamera Škoda Octavia Škoda Rapid Toyota Corolla Toyota Hilux Volvo FH Volvo V70 Mercedes-AMG GT

Weapons

Glock Yavuz 16 AK-47 IWI Jericho 941

Restructuring In the mid-2000s, the Patrol Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia underwent a radical transformation. In 2005, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili fired "the entire traffic police force" of the Georgian National Police due to corruption,McDonald, Mark (13 June 2007). "Firing of traffic police force stands as a symbol of hope in Georgia". Tbilisi, Georgia. Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. Retrieved 12 October 2012. numbering around 30,000 police officers.Siegel, Robert (15 September 2005). "Georgia's National Police Corruption Project". Interview with Georgian Pres. Mikhail Saakashvili. NPR. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

A new force was built around recruits. The United States State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs has assisted in the training efforts.Stamer, Andrew (1 August 2005). "Building security in the Republic of Georgia". Soldiers Magazine (via TheFreeLibrary.com). Retrieved 12 October 2012. Patruli was first introduced in the summer of 2005, replacing the traffic police, which were accused of corruption. Throughout the reformation, policemen were presented with new Volkswagen cars and navy blue uniforms, with "Police" written on the back. They were armed with Israeli Jericho-941SFL pistols instead of PMs.

The Georgian Immigration Enforcement Training Video Unit (GIETVU) works to improve training methods for immigration enforcement operatives. In 2009, the U.S. State Department launched the U.S. State Department’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Program "The Georgia-to-Georgia Exchange Program", providing Georgian policemen with education courses in the State of Georgia. In June, the United States provided $20 million for these courses.

References

External links

Police.ge . The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. Official Website.