What kind of support does the EGF need in operations?
Ans. From shared experiences in recent crises, the setting in which police forces can fully operate needs to include: political support from the local administration and/or, when acting on behalf of an international organisation, from the representative of the organisation that issued the mandate (SRSG, EUSR etc); – a clear and comprehensive mandate including legal procedures, such as: – a clear and applicable penal code and penal procedure code; – magistrates and courts with a capacity to take penal decisions; – an effective capacity to enforce penal response; – intelligence support, from local administration and other actors in the field, in order to ensure convenient security for the force, to support investigations on war criminals, criminal organisations etc. In that field, interception techniques, language experts and local staff can be required; – logistics, transportation, communication and public information.
