1.3.Officers deployed to carry out crowd control at the protest site to which they are assigned should be familiar with the geographic and demographic details of that area. Every method available should facilitate smooth and prompt communication between the commanding officers and those under their command. 1.4.There should be smooth and prompt communication of information about the protest between the police and tri-forces. 1.5.When the President’s Security Division (PSD), Prime Minister’s Security Division (PMSD), and the Minister Security Division (MSD) are involved in protecting the areas assigned to them, these divisions must coordinate with the police having jurisdiction over the area where the protest site is located. 2. Accountability during and after the protest Officer accountability relating to crowd control is significant to strengthen accountability; 2.1. All personnel are required to be in uniform. Their badges, nameplates, and other personal and agency identifiers should always be clearly visible on the outside of each officer’s helmet or uniform. 2.2. All officers should verbally provide their surname, badge number, rank, and law enforcement agency upon request. 2.3. An officer may record a protestor who is under reasonable suspicion for investigation purposes. 2.4. It is the responsibility of the highest-ranking commanding officer at the protest site, not below the rank of Inspector of Police as per section 95(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No.15 of 1979 as amended, to give orders relating to crowd control, upon careful consideration of the circumstances of the protest at any given time. 2.5. If at any point the commanding officer at the protest site cannot issue commands because of being incapacitated (e.g., being subject to assault), the ability to issue commands may be delegated to another senior commanding officer. 26