Duties
Its duties include:
- Maintaining and restoring the public order:
- Crowd and riot control
- Policing the mountainous areas and the Black Sea Coast resorts
- Counter-terrorism activities
- Pursuing and apprehending fugitives and deserters
- Security of sensitive and vital installations, such as:
- Public institutions, ministries and courts
- Embassies and consulates
- International airports (until 2005)
- National museums
- Nuclear power plants
- Security and protection of the secret mail all over the Romanian territory.
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