EUPOL RD Congo closes its doors
(BRUSSELS2) The EUPOL RD Congo mission ended its activities, in relative discretion, at the end of September. The relay will now be provided by the instruments of the European Commission (Read about the Club: Security sector reform in Congo will continue after EUSEC and EUPOL)
An advisory mission
Initiated in 2007 and succeeding the EUPOL Kinshasa mission, the first EU police mission in Africa, EUPOL RD Congo has been defined as " a mission of advice and support to the Congolese authorities for the Reform of the Security Sector (RSS) in the areas of the police and its justice interface.
Support for 3 key reform institutions
During these years, the EUPOL RD Congo mission has been involved in the training of police officers and trainers and in better liaison between the police and the justice system. It also provided support to three institutions: the Police Reform Monitoring Committee (CSRP) — which played a key role in drafting the texts which constitute the legal and strategic basis of the reform —, the Commissariat General of the PNC — in charge of conceptualizing and setting up structures responsible for implementing the reform — as well as the General Inspectorate of the PNC. Created in 2008, this structure was tasked with combating abuses committed by police officers in the exercise of their duties and ensuring the strict application of laws and regulations relating to the operation of the police.
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