diction ▁over ▁police ▁affairs ▁and ▁was ▁modern ized . ▁It ▁and ▁the ▁car ab ine ers ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Inter ior , ▁which ▁concerned ▁itself ▁exclus ively ▁with ▁administrative ▁super vision . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁police ▁res ented ▁being ▁commanded ▁by ▁an ▁army ▁officer ▁and ▁having ▁lower ▁status ▁and ▁pay ▁than ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁Mission ▁▁ ▁The ▁constitution al ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁police ▁is ▁to ▁preserve ▁public ▁order , ▁protect ▁society ▁through ▁its ▁special ized ▁ag encies , ▁and ▁guarantee ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁the ▁laws . ▁The ▁police ▁are ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁protect ing ▁foreign ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions . ▁The ▁police ▁do ▁not ▁deliber ate ▁or ▁particip ate ▁in ▁part isan ▁politics . ▁The ▁Constitution ▁st ip ul ates ▁that ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁is ▁the ▁commander ▁in ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁forces . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity , ▁the ▁president — act ing ▁through ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁interior , ▁migration , ▁and ▁justice — names ▁the ▁director ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Police ▁Corps ▁( C uer po ▁de ▁Pol ic ía ▁Nacional ), ▁another ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁police . ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁national ▁emer gency , ▁the ▁president ▁is ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁admin ister ▁directly ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁corps . ▁During ▁an ▁international ▁conflict , ▁the ▁police ▁forces ▁would ▁be ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁and ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁National ▁Def ense . ▁In ▁that ▁event , ▁the ▁Constitution