Code of Criminal Procedure, “The measures of compulsion to which a
suspect or an accused person may be subjected are taken by decision, or
under the effective control, of the judicial authority. They must be strictly
limited to the needs of the proceedings, proportionate to the seriousness of
the offence charged and not inimical to the dignity of persons”.23
68. The Court notes, however, that the Respondent State has not provided
evidence of any search notice or warrant issued by the judicial authorities,
let alone a court decision prohibiting the issuance of the documents in
question to wanted persons.
flows; - promote the quality of security governance throughout the hierarchy of the security forces,
including improving the quality of recruitment, training and living and working conditions of security
personnel; - develop and implement the national policy for the integrated management of border areas;
enhance the professionalism and rationalization of intelligence services and their orientation towards
territorial and sectoral intelligence; - organize and coordinate the fight against terrorism; -cooperate with
other ministries in terms of accompanying measures to strengthen the effectiveness of systemic security
actions on the territory; - ensure that security units throughout the national territory are up to standard
and functioning properly; - strengthen inter-body cooperation throughout the pyramid of the national
security system by means of synergistic actions at the central, deconcentrated and decentralized levels;
- strengthen security cooperation with neighbouring countries and friendly countries in Africa and the
world. The Minister of the Interior and Public Security is responsible for - ensuring the peaceful
coexistence of traditional and modern religions; directing the practice of religion towards the promotion
of moral and ethical values and human development, in particular the development and emancipation
of followers; provide each commune with an integrated local security plan to strengthen inter-corps
cooperation, collaboration with local authorities and the promotion of a culture of law and Order and
peace among the population; - ensure, in collaboration with the ministry in charge of decentralization,
the training of village, neighbourhood, city, district and commune councils in territorial intelligence; contribute to the prevention and management of social conflicts arising from the succession to the
thrones of traditional chieftaincies, and intra- and inter-religious conflicts. Facilitate a strategic security
analysis framework that serves as an annual assessment of Benin's security profile and the rapid
reaction capacity of its forces in the face of any threat factor; develop and periodically update in a
database the geo-referenced mapping of places of worship with an assessment of their contribution to
peace and security in each commune; - develop and institutionalise tools for the strategic assessment
of the security implications of major investments on the national territory; - contribute to the
modernization of civil status by creating a national central civil status file using appropriate technologies,
and networking civil status managers with the competent administrations of the security forces, the
justice system, foreign affairs, health units, prefectures and local authorities - ensuring the quality of
training in police, gendarmerie, water and forestry schools and in private security training schools; ensuring the regulation of bars, restaurants and similar establishments. As part of its civil protection
responsibilities, the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security is responsible for - elaborating and
enhancing the mapping of systemic risks and developing the strategy for their management in
collaboration with the ministries in charge of decentralization, living environment and higher education;
- implementing civil protection and defence; - organizing relief in case of disasters or catastrophes; - to
ensure the protection of people and property throughout the national territory, the security of facilities of
general interest and the nation's natural resources in collaboration with other ministerial departments,
in particular those in charge of decentralization, the living environment, health, agriculture and defence;
- to develop a civil protection education program in particularly sensitive areas”.
23 Law No. 2012-15 of March 30, 2012 on the Code of Criminal Procedure, Preamble (iii)(3).
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