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Burundi: Integrity Indicators Scorecard

Burundi: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Law Enforcement
Indicators		Score
80	Is the law enforcement agency (i.e. the police) effective?	25
81	Can law enforcement officials be held accountable for their actions?	54

Indicator and sub-Indicator Details

Is the law enforcement agency (i.e. the police) effective?

80a: In practice, appointments to the law enforcement agency (or agencies) are made according to professional criteria.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: La réforme du secteur de sécurité au Burundi: enjeux et défis pour une meilleure protetion des populations civiles.Document de travail CENAP/INS. Préparé par Willy Nindorera, centre d'alerte et de prévention des conflits.Juillet 2007.

Interview with Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, president of the Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained People, July 25, 2007, in Bujumbura.

80b: In practice, the law enforcement agency (or agencies) has a budget sufficient to carry out its mandate.

Score:

100

$Scoring Criteria :: 100 Score Criteria: The agency (or agencies) has a budget sufficient to fulfill its basic mandate. <p>50 Score Criteria: The agency (or agencies) has limited budget, generally considered somewhat insufficient to fulfill its basic mandate. <p>0 Score Criteria: The agency (or agencies) has no budget or an obviously insufficient budget that hinders the agency\'s ability to fulfill its mandate.$

Comments:

Interview with Guillaume Bunyoni, director general of the national police af Burundi, July 27, 2007, in Bujumbura.

Peer Review Comments: Although the budget for this sector is superior to other social sectors, there is a severe lack of resources to accomplish the mission.

Peer Review Comments: This is a judgment call, of course, but the resources are far from sufficient.

80c: In practice, the law enforcement agency is protected from political interference.

Score:

100

Comments:

Can law enforcement officials be held accountable for their actions?

81a: In law, there is an independent mechanism for citizens to complain about police action.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: D E LOMBUDSMAN A rticle 2 37 LOmbudsman reçoit les plaintes et mène des enquêtes concernant des fautes de gestion et des violations des droits des citoyens commises par des agents de la fonction publique et du judiciaire et fait des recommandations à ce sujet aux autorités compétentes. Il assure également une médiation entre lAdministration et les citoyens et entre les ministères et lAdministration et joue le rôle dobservateur en ce qui concerne le fonctionnement de ladministration publique. Lorganisation et le fonctionnement de son service sont fixés par la loi.

81b: In practice, the independent law enforcement complaint reporting mechanism responds to citizen's complaints within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments: The institution of the ombudsman does not exist yet.

References: Interview with Eugene Nindorera, former minister of human rights and institutional reforms, Aug. 25, 2007, in Bujumbura.

81c: In law, there is an agency/entity to investigate and prosecute corruption committed by law enforcement officials.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: l'inspection générale de la police

81d: In practice, when necessary, the agency/entity independently initiates investigations into allegations of corruption by law enforcement officials.

Score:

100

Comments: The institution of the ombudsman do not exist yet, and the inspection generale de la police is entirely ineffective due to both lack of resources and political dependence on the minister of public security.

References: Interview with Eugene Nindorera, former minister of human rights and institutional reforms, Aug. 25, 2007, in Bujumbura.

See also the report by NSI/CENAP on this issue.

81e: In law, law enforcement officials are not immune from criminal proceedings.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: The post-transition constitution.

81f: In practice, law enforcement officials are not immune from criminal proceedings.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, president of the Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained People, July 25, 2007, in Bujumbura.

la réforme du secteur de scurité: enjeux et défis pour une meilleure protection des populations civiles.Document de travail CENAP/INS.Préparé par Willy Nindorera, Centre d'alerte et de prévention des conflits.Juillet 2007.