Bataillon de la Sécurité Présidentielle [+] Print this page
Also known as: BASEP| BSP| Bataillon de Sécurité Présidentielle| Battalion for Presidential Security| Garde Présidentielle| Presidential Guards| presidential guard| presidential protection battalion [+]
Country: Mauritania [+]
Subsidiaries
| Name | Other Names | Classification | First Cited Date | Last Cited Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bataillon (Groupement de Sécurité Présidentiel) [+] | 1er bataillon [+] |
Army
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Military [+] |
20 February 2019 [+] | |
| 2 Bataillon (Groupement de Sécurité Présidentiel) [+] |
2e Bataillon
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2eme bataillon [+] |
Army
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Military [+] |
20 February 2019 [+] | |
| 3 Bataillon (Bataillon de la Sécurité Présidentielle) [+] | 3ème Bataillon BSP [+] |
Army
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Military [+] |
28 November 2014 [+] | |
| Compagnie du commandement [+] | compagnie du commandement [+] |
Army
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Military [+] |
20 February 2019 [+] |
Personnel
Table showing personnel linked to this unit in command, administrative and other roles| Name | Rank | Role | Official Title | First Cited Date | Last Cited Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz [+] | None | Commander [+] |
Incidents
According to Amnesty International: "Amnesty International interviewed dozens of peaceful demonstrators, including women, who had been subjected to excessive use of force since 2014. [...] On 28 November 2017, 15 human rights defenders, including Maimouna Alpha Sy, the Secretary General of the Collectif des Veuves de Mauritanie (Widows’ Collective of … [+]