Investigations Police of Chile
Civilian police of Chile
The Investigations Police of Chile (Spanish: Policia de Investigaciones de Chile, or PDI) is the civil police of Chile. It was founded on 1933. The PDI is one of two Chilean police bodies along with Carabiniers de Chile.[1] In their functions, this institution is the first collaborator of the Public Ministry of Chile in terms of criminalistic Investigations.
| Investigations Police of Chile Policía de Investigaciones de Chile | |
| Abbreviation | PDI |
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| Logo of the Investigations Police of Chile. | |
| Motto | Honor, Disciplina y Lealtad |
| Honour, Discipline and Loyalty | |
| Agency Overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1933, June 19 |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
Chile |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction. |
| General nature | |
| Operational Structure | |
| Overviewed by | Dirección General |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Chile |
| Sworn members | 5,379 |
| Agency executive | Marcos Antonio Vásquez Meza, Director General |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 128 |
| Website | |
| www.policia.cl | |
Notes
change- ↑ Chilean Constitution Archived 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved April 8, 2012 (in Spanish)
Other websites
change- Official Website of the institution Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)