About Azerbaijani Police Day
Celebrated on July 2nd, the Azerbaijani Police Day (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Polisi Günü) commemorates personnel of the Police of Azerbaijan. Initially, June 6th was declared the Azerbaijani Police Day by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan, Abulfaz Elchibey, dated June 6th 1992.
On May 24th 1998, by the decree of the President Heydar Aliyev, the date of the Azerbaijan Police Day was changed to July 2nd in reference to the establishment of the first police bodies within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on July 2nd 1918.
The National Police force is under the authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and regulated by the Internal Investigation Department.[
