Government Paramilitary Agencies
Government paramilitary forces .Two agencies, the Central Security Forces and Border Guard Forces, are under the control of the Ministry of Interior. The Ministry of Defence controls the Revolutionary National Guard, which is mainly for ceremonials and parades, but also for the defence of the Presidential institution and the Capital.
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