ASEANAPOL
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE The first formal meeting of the Chiefs of ASEAN Police was held in Manila, Philippines on the 21 to 23 October 1981.
To discuss matters of law enforcement and crime control. This annual meeting was called ASEANAPOL Conference. The basic requirement for a country to become a member of ASEANAPOL is that the country shall first be a member of ASEAN and the application shall be tabled at the conference for approval. The members of ASEANAPOL were originally Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. 1984, Royal Brunei Police joined the conference for the 1st time. 1996, The Republic of Vietnam National Police joined the conference 1998, Laos General Department of Police and Myanmar police force joined the conference 2000, Cambodia National Police joined the conference The current members of ASEANAPOL are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
ASEANAPOL PERMANENT SECRETARIAT History The Secretariat of ASEANAPOL was on a rotational basis with member countries taking turns to host the ASEANAPOL Conference and automatically assume the role of the secretariat for the current year. The 25th Joint Communique signed by the ASEAN Chiefs of Police during the 25th ASEANAPOL Conference held in Bali, Indonesia, expressly stated the need to establish a Permanent ASEANAPOL Secretariat. Objectives of the establishment of a Permanent Secretariat
To harmonise and standardise coordination and communication mechanisms amongst ASEAN police institutions;
To conduct a comprehensive and integrative study concerning the resolutions agreed in the ASEANAPOL Joint Communiqués To establish a mechanism with responsibility to monitor and follow up the implementation of resolutions in the Joint Communiqués; and To transform the resolutions adopted in the Joint Communiqués into ASEANAPOL Plan of Action and its work program
The working group which was set up to consider the viability of the permanent ASEANAPOL Secretariat finalised that: 1.The Secretariat shall be administrated based on the Terms of Reference; 2.The Head of the Secretariat is an Executive Director and he is assisted by 2 Directors The tenure of services are: Executive Director - 2 years - 2 to 3 years Directors
During the 29th ASEANAPOL Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2009, the Terms of Reference on the establishment of ASEANAPOL Secretariat was endorsed. Kuala Lumpur was made the permanent seat for the Secretariat. The ASEANAPOL Secretariat was fully operational from the 1st January 2010.
GOVERNANCE
ASEANAPOL CONFERENCE
The Conference shall be held annually on a rotational basis amongst member countries. The Conference will be attended by the Chiefs of Police.
ASEANAPOL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Executive Committee shall comprise of Deputy Heads of delegation attending the annual Conference.
The Executive Committee shall meet annually, immediately before the Conference. The Executive Director of the ASEANAPOL Secretariat shall present a report of its activities, including amongst others, issues on financial performance, procurement of works, supplies and services and control and management of contracts, to the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee shall provide a summary report of the activities of the Secretariat to the Heads of Delegation at the Conference and at the Closing Plenary Session of the Conference.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Executive Director of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the ASEANAPOL Conference upon nomination on a rotational basis in alphabetical order for a term of two years. The Executive Director of the Secretariat shall be a Senior Police Officer of the rank of Colonel and above or its equivalent. The Executive Director will be assisted by Director for Police Services and Director for Plans and Programmes shall be a Senior Police Officer of the rank of Major and above or its equivalent.
ASENAPOL CONFERENCE (since 1981)
1
21 - 23 OCTOBER
1981
MANILA
PHILIPPINES
2
18 - 20 JUNE
1982
PATTAYA
THAILAND
3
16 - 19 NOVEMBER 1983
JAKARTA
INDONESIA
4
21 - 24 NOVEMBER 1984
KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA
5
07 - 09 NOVEMBER 1985
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
6
11 - 13 NOVEMBER 1986
BANDAR SRI BEGAWAN
BRUNEI
7
11 - 18 SEPTEMBER 1987
MANILA
PHILIPPINES
8
14 -16 NOVEMBER 1988
CHIANG MAI
THAILAND
9
1 - 6 NOVEMBER
1989
BALI
INDONESIA
10
25 - 28 JULY
1990
KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA
11
5 - 9 MAY
1991
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
12
3 - 5 OGOS
1992
BRUNEI
BRUNEI
13
19 - 21 APRIL
1993
MANILA
PHILIPPINES
14
1 - 5 MEI
1994
PHUKET
THAILAND
15
21 - 25 MAY
1995
JAKARTA
INDONESIA
16
26 - 30 MAY
1996
KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA
17
1 - 5 JUNE
1997
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
18
24 - 27 MAY
1998
BRUNEI
BRUNEI
19
26 - 28 APRIL
1999
HANOI
VIETNAM
20
8 - 10 MAY
2000
YANGON
MYANMAR
21
23 - 25 MAY
2001
VIENTIANE
LAOS
22
28 - 30 MAY
2002
PHNOM PENH
CAMBODIA
23
8 - 12 SEP
2003
MANILA
PHILIPPINES
24
7 - 11 JUNE
2004
CHIANG MAI
THAILAND
25
16 - 20 MAY
2005
BALI
INDONESIA
26
22 - 26 MAY
2006
KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA
27
2 - 7 JUNE
2007
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
28
25 - 29 MAY
2008
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI
29
12 - 16 MAY
2009
HANOI
VIETNAM
30
24 - 28 MAY
2010
PHNOM PENH
CAMBODIA
31
31 – 2 JUNE
2011
VIENTIANE
LAO PDR
32
22 – 24 MAY
2012
NAY PI TAW
MYANMAR
33
21 – 23 FEB
2013
PATTAYA
THAILAND
OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OBJECTIVES
Ensure the effective implementation of all resolutions adopted at the ASEANAPOL Conferences; Serve as a coordination and communication mechanism to allow members to establish and to maintain all channels of interaction amongst members; Foster mutual assistance and cooperation amongst members; and Endeavour to increase regional cooperation efforts against transnational crime.
FUNCTIONS
Prepare and implement work plans for effective implementation of all the resolutions adopted in the annual Joint Communiqués signed at the ASEANAPOL Conferences; Facilitate and coordinate cross-border cooperation on intelligence and information sharing and exchange; Facilitate and coordinate joint operations and activities involving criminal investigations, the building and maintenance of the ASEANAPOL database, training, capacity building, the development of scientific investigative tools, technical support and forensic science; Provide support and necessary assistance in organising the ASEANAPOL Conferences; Submit on a quarterly basis to the Chiefs of ASEAN Police Forces proposals on all planned programmed and activities to be carried out; Prepare an annual report on its activities and expenditure to be presented to the ASEANAPOL Executive Committee immediately before the ASEANAPOL Conference, and distributed to all members and to the ASEANAPOL Conference; and; Act as a custodian of all documents and records of ASEANAPOL
