Ministry of the Interior (Peru)

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Type Ministry Headquarters Lima		Jurisdiction Government of Peru Website www.mininter.gob.pe

Formed April 30, 1873; 143 years ago (1873-04-30) Agency executive Carlos Basombrío Iglesias, Minister

The Ministry of the Interior of Peru is charged with administrating the interior government of Peru as well managing National Police of Peru. The present minister is Carlos Basombrío Iglesias.

Functions

To plan, formulate, direct, control, and evaluate the policy of the sector

To direct, conduct, coordinate, and supervise the actions of the interior government and immigration and naturalization as well as to control security services, weapons, munitions, and civil-use explosives

To maintain and establish internal order and public order

To prevent and combat delinquency, and to investigate crimes

To ensure the vigilance and integrity of the nation's borders as well as to protect and maintain custody over public and private heritage

To realize intelligence activities within the scope that the law entails

Other functions that the law entails

Vision

To be a competent sector and to maintain levels of high productivity, to guarantee the populace freedom to exercise their fundamental rights and liberties, to protect democratic internal order, public order and the safety of the citizen, promoting the values of democracy, of culture, peace, and human rights.

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Ministry of the Interior (Peru) Wikipedia

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