(Defence of the nation and military service)
1. The defence of the nation and citizens´ rights shall be a right and a
fundamental duty of all Angolans.
2. Military service shall be regulated by law, which shall establish its forms,
nature and content.
CHAPTER IV
GUARANTEE OF ORDER AND THE NATIONAL POLICE FORCE
Article 209
(Guarantee of order)
1. The objective of the guarantee of order is to defend public peace and security,
ensure and protect institutions, citizens and their respective property and
fundamental rights and freedoms against violent or organised crime and other
types of threats or risks, with strict respect for the Constitution, the laws and
any international conventions to which Angola may be a party.
2. The organisation and functioning of the bodies which ensure public order
shall be established by law.
Article 210
(National Police Force)
1. The National Police Force shall be the national, permanent, regular and non
partisan police institution, organised on a hierarchical basis and in terms of
the discipline required for the protection and safety of the country by the
police force, with strict respect for the Constitution, the laws and any
international conventions to which Angola may be a party.
2. The National Police Force shall be composed exclusively of Angolan citizens
and shall possess a single organisational structure for the whole of national
territory.
3. The law shall regulate the organisation and functioning of the National Police
Force.
CHAPTER V
PRESERVATION OF STATE SECURITY
Article 211
(Preserving the security of the state)
1. The objective of preserving the security of the estate shall be to safeguard the
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