Federal Police Commission

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Federal Police Commission
Agency overview
Agency executive
  • Demelash Gebremichael
Parent departmentMinistry of Peace
Websitefederalpolice.gov.et

The Federal Police Commission is an Ethiopian federal government law enforcement agency. It was established in 1995 to serve and protect the public from crimes and terrorism. It is the equivalent to the FBI. It has the role to safeguard the constitution provide prosecution for federal crimes and possible help for the public peace at highly volatile times.[1][2]

Enforcement[change | change source]

The Federal Police is equivalent to the FBI, ATF and other foreign agencies as one whole organization. It has the powers to prosecute criminals by its own and arrest also. They are the main law enforcement agency in the country and can enforce the majority of federal laws throughout the nation. They have taken lead in charging individuals suspected in corruption inside the country from the FEACC. [3][4]

Structure[change | change source]

There are 16 ranks in the FPC, the last rank is considered the highest rank which is the Commissioner General. The organization is under a parent ministry, the ministry of peace.

  1. Constable; Normal Officer Last in Command
  2. Assistant Sergeant; 16 in Command
  3. Deputy Sergeant; 15 in Command
  4. Sergeant; 14 in Command
  5. Chief Sergeant; 13 in Command
  6. Assistant Inspector; Twelfth in Command
  7. Deputy Inspector; Eleventh in Command
  8. Inspector; Tenth In Command
  9. Chief Inspector; Ninth in Command
  10. Deputy Commander; Eighth in Command
  11. Commander; Seventh in Command
  12. Assistant Commissioner; Sixth in Command
  13. Deputy Commissioner; Fourth in Command
  14. Commissioner; Third in Command
  15. Deputy Commissioner General; Second in Command
  16. Commissioner General: Leader of the Organization.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "About Us". Federal Police Commission.
  2. ↑ "The Ethiopian Federal Police". African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum. Archived from the original on 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. ↑ "House Examines, Approves Five Draft Proclamations". Fanabc. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Law on police use of force in Ethiopia". Law on police use of force worldwide.
  5. ↑ "Ethiopian Police". Africaslist. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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