internal affairs
(US, law enforcement) A division of a law enforcement agency investigating incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine💙💛 Today is Infantry Day. The foundation of the front and the strength on which the defense rests. Honor. 🇺🇦
A hearing to determine whether the case of a sheriff’s sergeant accused of rape will proceed to trial was postponed Tuesday, as defense counsel attempts to obtain internal affairs reports containing statements made by…
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(US, law enforcement) A division of a law enforcement agency investigating incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force.
“Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine💙💛 Today is Infantry Day. The foundation of the front and the strength on which the defense rests. Honor. 🇺🇦”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A hearing to determine whether the case of a sheriff’s sergeant accused of rape will proceed to trial was postponed Tuesday, as defense counsel attempts to obtain internal affairs reports containing statements made by the alleged victim.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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