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Paragraph 2: Of the Armed Forces
Article 187
The Armed Forces consist of the land force, the air force, the naval force and their
services of support.
They have the mission to defend the integrity of the national territory and the
frontiers. Under the conditions specified by the law, they participate, in times of
peace, in the economic, social and cultural development as well as the protection of
persons and of their assets.
Article 188
The Armed Forces are republican. They are at the service of the entire Nation.
No one may, under penalty of high treason, direct them for their own purposes.
They are apolitical and subject to the civil authority.
Article 189
The personnel, at all levels, [and] the functions of command at all times and in all
circumstances, must take account of objective criteria linked to both physical
aptitude, to sufficient instruction and to a proven morality as well as to an equitable
representation of the Provinces.
Article 190
No one may, under penalty of high treason, organize military groups, paramilitary
[groups] or private militias, or maintain a youth army.
Article 191
An organic law determines the organization and the functioning of the Armed
Forces.
Article 192
A Superior Council of Defense is instituted.
The Superior Council of Defense is presided over by the President of the Republic
and, in the case of his absence or incapacity, by the Prime Minister.
An organic law determines the organization, the composition, the attributions and
the functioning of the Superior Council of Defense.
Section 7: Of the Public Administration
Article 193
The Public Administration is apolitical, neutral and impartial. No one may direct it for
personal or partisan ends.
It consists of the public function [fonction publique] as well as similar organs and
services.
Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 2005 (rev. 2011)
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