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MoldovaInternal Security
In 1995 the national police of Moldova were under the
direction of the Ministry of Interior. Internal troops
were
reported to have 2,500 men, and the numbers of the OPON
riot
police (also known as the "Black Berets") were put at 900.
The scope and quality of Moldova's state security
apparatus
were difficult to determine. Like the armed forces, local
assets
of the former Moldavian KGB were transferred to the new
government along with those personnel who wished to enter
the
service of the new government. These elements now function
under
the republic's control as the Ministry of National
Security.
Data as of June 1995
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