Military Police (Kazakhstan)

Military Police
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Active	1997-present
Country	Kazakhstan
Branch	Armed Forces of Kazakhstan
Type	Military Police
Part of	Ministry of Defense
Garrison/HQ	Astana
Engagements	2022 Kazakh protests
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Nurkeldiev Dastan Smagulovich

The Military Police of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Қарулы Күштері Әскери полициясы, Russian: Военная полиция Вооруженных Сил Республики Казахстан) is the military police branch of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It falls under the direct command of the Main Directorate of the Military Police under the Ministry of Defense. The military police are special military units that are organizationally part of the armed forces and other security agencies to carry out the functions of ensuring law and order in these bodies just like the civilian police.

The military police is under the joint jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Security Committee, all of which manage the activities of the military police.^[1]