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Investigations Police of Chile
Policía de Investigaciones de Chile
AbbreviationPDI
MottoHonor, Disciplina y Lealtad
Honour, Discipline and Loyalty
Agency overview
FormedJune 19, 1933[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)
Chile
Operations jurisdictionChile
Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersSantiago de Chile
Sworn members5,379
Agency executive
  • Marcos Antonio Vásquez Meza, Director General[2]
Facilities
Stations128
Website
policia.cl Template:Es icon

Investigations Police of Chile (Template:Lang-es, PDI) are the civilian police of Chile. Founded in 1933, it is one of two Chilean police bodies, along with the military police Carabineros de Chile.[3] The PDI is the principle law enforcement arm of the Public Ministry of Chile in criminal investigation.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Efemérides". Policia. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Bachelet nombró a Marco Antonio Vásquez como nuevo director de la PDI". Cooperativa. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. ^ Chilean Constitution