词条 | Gendarmerie (Switzerland) |
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The gendarmerie are the uniformed branch of the cantonal police of the French-speaking cantons of Switzerland, and their members are not soldiers but civilians. The first bodies of Swiss gendarmes have their origins in the foot gendarmes that served Napoleon Bonaparte during his stay in Switzerland, while this country was occupied by the French, Currently, police authority is exercised by individual cantons, which are like Sovereign states. The cantonal police force is generally subdivided in two bodies:
However, in certain cantons, the gendarmes have the ability to conduct local or judicial enquiries. See also
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