The National Army is the military vanguard of the people of Suriname and shall have as its task the defense of the sovereignty and independence as well as the protection of the supreme rights and liberties of land and people through service to legal o
rder, peace and security.
The National Army also labours for the national development and for the liberation of the nation. In order to fulfill that task effectively, a continuous organizational, technical and social adjustment of the National Army shall be required.
Article 178
The Military Command is the representative organ of the National Army that shall direct the task of the National Army as laid down in Article 177, always respecting the powers which the constitution confers on other state organs.
The creation and the composition of the Military Command shall be regulated by law. That organ shall moreover be charged with guaranteeing the conditions under which the Suriname people can bring about and consolidate a peaceful transition to a demo
cratic and socially just society.
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