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PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC SECRETARIAT GENERAL SERVICE DU FICHIER LEGISLATIF ET REGLEMENTAIRE LEGISLATIVE AND STRUTORY AFFAIRS CARD INDEX SERVICE COPY CERTIFIEE CONFORME CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
DECREE No. 2024/555 OF 14 NOV 2024
to lay down rules applicable to the recruitment and discipline of Military Justice personnel
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,
Mindful of the Constitution;
Mindful of Law No. 2001/188 of 25 July 2001 to lay down the special rules and regulations governing the corps of Active Officers of the Defence Forces;
Mindful of Law No. 2017/012 of 12 July 2017 to lay down the Code of Military Justice;
Mindful of Decree No. 2007/199 of 7 July 2007 to lay down the General Disciplinary Regulations of the Defence Forces;
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,
HEREBY DECREES AS FOLLOWS:
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1: This decree lays down rules applicable to the recruitment and discipline of Military Justice personnel.
ARTICLE 2: Military Justice personnel shall comprise: - civilian and military judicial and legal officers; - civilian and military registrars;
- assessors;
- military penitentiary staff;
- non-specialized staff.
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ARTICLE 3: (1) The careers of civilian and non-specialized staff shall be governed by the rules and regulations of their corps of origin.
(2) However, in the discharge of their duties, they shall be bound by the rules laid down in this decree.
CHAPTER II
RECRUITMENT OF MILITARY JUSTICE PERSONNEL
I - JUDGE ADVOCATES
ARTICLE 4: (1) Judge advocates shall be officers of the Defence Forces graduate from the national school in charge of training judicial and legal officers.
(2) Judge advocates shall be bound by the provisions of this decree and the special rules and regulations governing active officers of the Defence Forces.
ARTICLE 5: (1) Active officers of the Defence Forces who meet the requirements for admission into the national school in charge of training judicial and legal officers shall seat for the competitive examination, with authorization from the minister in charge of defence.
(2) However, active officers of the Defence Forces who have attained incremental position 2 of the rank of Captain may not be eligible to apply.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of (1) above, the minister in charge of defence may authorize aspirants and cadet officers rounding off their training to seat
for the competitive entrance examination into the national school in charge of training judicial and legal officers.
ARTICLE 6: (1) After their training at the school referred to in Article 4 above, legal trainees with the required certificate shall be placed at the disposal of the minister in charge of military justice.
(2) Legal trainees who did not obtain the required certificate shall be placed at the disposal of their institution or service of origin.