REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE – WORK-FATHERLAND
ORDER No. 000002 /A/MINDDEVEL OF 08 JAN 2024 to define the code of ethics for officers in charge of municipal policing.
THE MINISTER OF DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT,
Mindful of the Constitution; Mindful of Law No. 2005/7 of 27 July 2005 to institute the Criminal Procedure Code Mindful of Law No. 2015/7 of 24 December 2019 to institute the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities; Mindful of Decree No. 2011/408 of 9 December 2011 to organize the Government, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 2018/190 of 2 March 2018; Mindful of Decree No. 2018/191 of 2 March 2018 to reorganize the Government; Mindful of Decree No. 2018/449 of 1 August 2018 to organize the Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development; Mindful of Decree No. 2022/354 of 9 August 2022 to lay down conditions for carrying out municipal policing,
HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1: (1) This order, issued pursuant to Article 18(4) of the aforementioned Decree No. 2022/354 of 9 August 2022, defines the code of ethics for officers in charge of municipal policing.
(2) It defines the general principles and ethical values that must guide the day-to-day actions of officers in charge of municipal policing in the discharge of their duties.
ARTICLE 2: This Code of Ethics defines the obligations of municipal police officers in the following areas:
- his relationship with his administration;
- use of the equipment and facilities made available;
- his relations with public authorities;
- his relations with the population;
- his relations with the judiciary, and
- his relations with the forces of law and order.
ARTICLE 3: (1) Any officer in charge of municipal policing shall work in a municipal police service under the direct authority of the mayor.
(2) The officer in charge of municipal policing shall discharge the municipal police tasks within his power provided for by the laws and regulations in force.
(3) The post of officer in charge of municipal policing may be held by any Cameroonian citizen who meets the conditions laid down by the regulations in force.
CHAPTER II
THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF MUNICIPAL POLICING AND HIS ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 4: The officer in charge of municipal policing shall discharge his tasks between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., with the exception of:
- traffic regulation on the public road,
- static guarding of council buildings, or
- surveillance of ceremonies, festivities and celebrations organized by or under the patronage of the council.
ARTICLE 5: The officer in charge of municipal policing shall be subject to the obligation of discretion and strict compliance with professional secrecy.
ARTICLE 6: The officer in charge of municipal policing must behave in an exemplary, impartial and respectful manner at all times and in all places, whether in uniform or in civies.
ARTICLE 7: (1) The behaviour of the officer in charge of municipal policing must be marked by dignity, courtesy and a sense of responsibility.