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Article 241
The Corps of Defense and of Security must reflect the resolute willingness of the
Burundians, as individuals and as a nation, to live as equals, in peace and harmony.
They must teach their members to act in conformity with the Constitution and the
laws in force, as well as with the international conventions and agreements of which
Burundi is a part, and request from them that they respect these texts.
The Corps of Defense and of Security are at the service of the Burundian People.
They must be an instrument of protection of all the Burundian People and all the
People must recognize themselves in them.
Article 242
The maintenance of the national security and that of the national defense are
submitted to the authority of the Government and to the control of the Parliament.
• Legislative committees
Article 243
The Corps of Defense and of Security must render account of their actions and work
in all transparency.
Parliamentary commissions given the charge of supervising the work of the Corps of
Defense and of Security, are created in accordance with the legislative texts in force
and following the regulations of the Parliament.
Article 244
• Restrictions on the armed forces
• Restrictions on the armed forces
Neither the Corps of Defense and of Security, nor any of their members may, in the
exercise of their functions:
a. Infringe the interests of a political party which, in the terms of the
Constitution, is legal;
b. Manifest their political preferences;
c. Favor in a partisan manner the interests of a political party;
d. Be a member of a political party or of an association with a political
character;
e. Participate in activities or manifestations of a political character.
The law concerning the organization and the functioning of the Corps of Defense and
of Security punishes the violation of it.
Article 245
The Corps of Defense and of Security consist of a force of national defense, a
national police and a national intelligence [renseignements] service, all established in
accordance with this Constitution.
The National Defense Force of Burundi is an armed corps designed, organized and
trained for the defense of the integrity of the territory, of the independence and of
the sovereignty of the Nation.
Burundi 2005
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