Private investigator licensing in Mali
Private investigation is restricted in Mali.
Private investigation is banned in Mali. Article 1 of Law No. 96-020 prohibits the profession of private detective, and any private policing other than guarding, cash-in-transit and close protection, across the national territory. Breaching Article 1 is punishable by one to three years' imprisonment and/or a fine of 250,000 to 5,000,000 CFA francs, doubled for repeat offences, and courts may bar offenders from the profession (Arts 24 and 26). The 2017 amending law (No. 2017-014) changed the rules on arms and training but left the ban in place.1
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Private investigation is restricted in Mali. Private investigation is banned in Mali. Article 1 of Law No. 96-020 prohibits the profession of private detective, and any private policing other than guarding, cash-in-transit and close protection, across the national territory. Breaching Article 1 is punishable by one to three years' imprisonment and/or a fine of 250,000 to 5,000,000 CFA francs, doubled for repeat offences, and courts may bar offenders from the profession (Arts 24 and 26). The 2017 amending law (No. 2017-014) changed the rules on arms and training but left the ban in place.
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