Somali Custodial Corps

The Somali Custodial Corps is the section of the Police force that is responsible for the maintenance and guarding of prisons and is a military provost due to the Corps investigating crimes within the Somali Armed Forces and bringing individuals before the Military Courts. Although the Custodial Corps is part of the Police, they have these powers as the Police was integrated into the military from 1960 to the turn of the 21st century, where since then the government has separated the military from the Police but the Corps still retains the same powers and responsibilities it had since 1960. Its function is quite similar to that of the Italian Arma dei Carabinieri but the Custodial Corps fall under the Ministry of the Interior and are part of the Police Force.

Somali Custodial Corps
Ciidanka Asluubta Soomaaliyeed
Logo of the Somali Police Force of which the Corps is a part of
Active	1960-present
Country	Somalia
Allegiance	Somalia
Branch	Police
Type	Prison Service and Military Provost
Role	Military Police
Posts	Custodial Corps Central Command, Mogadishu Somali Military Courts, Mogadishu
Motto(s)	Kahortag iyo U Adeegid
Colors	Green and Gold
Anniversaries	22 February
Commanders
Chief of Custodial Corps	Brigadier General Mahad Abdirahman Aden
Chief of the Somali Military Tribunal	Colonel Hassan Ali Nur Shuute
Notable commanders	Lieutenant General Bashir Mohamed Jama

Somali Custodial Corps Ciidanka Asluubta Soomaaliyeed فيلق حراسة الصومال
Logo of the Somali Police Force of which the Corps is a part of
Common name	Asluubta
Abbreviation	CAS
Motto	Kahortag iyo U adeegid (English: Protect and Serve)
Agency overview
Formed	1960
Jurisdictional structure
National agency (Operations jurisdiction)	SOM
Operations jurisdiction	SOM
Legal jurisdiction	Somalia
Primary governing body	Federal Government of Somalia
Secondary governing body	Ministry of the Interior
General nature	Military provost Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Mogadishu, Somalia
Elected officer responsible	Abdi Farah, Ministry of Interior
Agency executive	Abdihakim Dahir Said, Chief of Police
Parent agency	Somali Police Force
Website
pol.gov.so

Equipment

Brigadier General Hussein Hassan Osman, a senior Custodial Corps officer in 2014

The Corps's uniform appears more similar to that of the military due to its khaki colour, but the Corps uses green berets, ties and accent on rank insignia (the Army uses red accents), the Corps also utilises dark green fatigues in the south of the country, the Corps's inventory is similar to that of the military due to the embargo preventing the government from obtaining more arms.

	Origin	Type	Notes
TT pistol[1]	Soviet Union	Pistol
Makarov pistol	Soviet Union	Pistol
Sterling submachine gun[1]	United Kingdom	Submachine gun
AK-47[1]	Soviet Union	Assault Rifle
AKM[1][2]	Soviet Union	Assault Rifle
AK74	Soviet Union	Assault Rifle
vz. 58[3]	Czech Republic	Assault Rifle

References

1. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
2. AfricaNews (9 May 2017). "Several soldiers killed in al Shabaab attack on Somali army base – Africanews". africanews.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
3. "Daawo Sawirada: Qaabka ay Ciidamada Puntland ula wareegen Qandala". caasimada.net. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.