The Policemen are thus often authorized
within a broad scope, ranging from the
common right to ask for documents or
check whether the drivers are sober,
to conducting arrests (in several
manners), inspecting luggage or
cargo, searching rooms, or even
to employment of means
of direct coercion and
firearms. Finally, the
Police may also collect
data on legal and
natural persons, and
undertake covert
operational and
r e c o n n a i s s a n c e
activities, such as
wiretapping phones
or browsing through
mail (and e-mail).
This broad spectrum of
tasks pertains to a single
uniformed service. Other
services as such exist,
with more narrow
c r i m e - p r e v e n t i o n
specialty, including the
Border Guard, National
Tax Administration, or the
Military Police. Although the tasks
assigned to the latter service are
obvious, as it constitutes a part
of the Armed Forces, and it also
is engaged in relevant activities
during wartime, the matters lack
clarity, when it comes to services
that are not subordinated to
the MoD. Border Guard was an
exception here in the past - it
was to become a part of the
Armed Forces in the event of
war. Nonetheless, the legislator
resigned from that solution.
No regulations as such existed
when it comes to the Police -
ever.
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