Royal Gendarmerie (Cambodia)

The Royal Gendarmerie (កងរាជអាវុធហត្ថ, ALA-LC: Kang Rājaʿʹāvudhahatth ; Gendarmerie royale) is the national gendarmerie force of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It is a branch of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and it is responsible for the maintenance of public order and internal security in Cambodia. The paramilitary unit has a strength of 30,000 soldiers deployed in all provinces. Its headquarters is located in Phnom Penh, with the unit's chain of command through the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces High Command. The Gendarmerie is under the direct supervision of a commander with an equivalent rank to General. The High Command is responsible for monitoring all Gendarmerie units as well as general training. The current commander is General Sao Sokha, a former bodyguard and personal advisor to Cambodia's former Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Duties
The Gendarmerie Royale Khmere duties are:
 * Restoring peace and stability if they have been heavily disturbed
 * Counter terrorism
 * Countering violent groups
 * Repressing riots in prisons

Its civil duties include: to provide security and public peace, to investigate and prevent organised crime, terrorism and other violent groups; to protect state and private property; to help and assist civilians and other emergency forces in a case of emergency, natural disaster, civil unrest and armed conflicts.

Its military duties include: to preserve and protect national security, state, property, public peace, and public order, and to assist other security forces in case of emergency, civil unrest, war; to repress riots; to reinforce martial law and mobilisation; to fight and apprehend suspected criminals, terrorists and other violent groups.

Organization
The Royal Gendarmerie consists of 10 battalion sized units. Each battalion has between 500 – 1000 policemen. The principal bases are located in Phnom Penh.

The gendarmerie monitors all the 25 provinces and 186 districts, working with the local people. The unit includes: a mobile team, consisting of six intervention units, an intervention vehicle battalion, a cavalry, and 4 infantry, with bases in Phnom Penh. Its training school is located in Kamboul Commune, Kandal Province.