Luanda – Angolan minister of National Defence and Veterans of the Homeland João Ernesto dos Santos Monday congratulated the National Police (PN) on the 46th anniversary of the corporation, celebrated on Feb.28.
In his congratulation message, João Ernesto dos Santos says that the commemoration takes place in a year in which the country is preparing to hold general elections.
In the message, reached ANGOP Monday, the Defence Minister stated that, within the scope of their attributions, the PN are called upon to maintain public order and tranquility.
Minister João Ernesto dos Santos said in the note that in the electoral context, the PN are also responsible for defending democratic legality, with respect for the regular exercise of citizens' fundamental rights and freedoms.
The 28 February 1976 was adopted as a commemorative date for the PN, after a swearing-in ceremony by 383 police officers, 102 of whom were female, at the National Police School in Luanda.
The PN originates from the former Public Security Police (PSP) of the former Portuguese colonial administration, which, with Angola's independence in 1975, was reformulated, giving rise to the People's Police Corps of Angola (CPPA) and the Police Corps. of Angola (CPA).
