Special Police Units Posebne jedinice policije | |
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Abbreviation | PJP |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1994 |
Dissolved | 28 June 2001 |
Superseding agency | Gendarmery |
Employees | 5,000 (1999) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Serbia |
Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia) |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Užice, Niš |
Agency executive |
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The Special Police Units or Police Special Units ( Serbian: Posebne jedinice policije, PJP) was a special police force unit of Serbia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP). [1] It had several detachments and was part of the sector of the State Security Directorate. [2] It was disbanded on 28 June 2001 when it was replaced by the re-establishment of the Gendarmery. [3]
Between 1994 and 1996 it was commanded by Obrad Stevanović. [4] During the Kosovo War (1998–99), the force had an estimated 5,000 [5] [6] or 7,000 men. [6] The PJP detachments were based at Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Užice, Niš and Priština. [5] It is believed that it was commanded by Obrad Stevanović, now the head of police. [6] Its elite unit was the "Lightning" (Munje) unit, according to M. McAllester partly made up of "some of Yugoslavia's most dangerous criminals". [7] Among other special units active in the war was the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ), a separate part of the MUP. [8]
Special Police Units Posebne jedinice policije | |
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Abbreviation | PJP |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1994 |
Dissolved | 28 June 2001 |
Superseding agency | Gendarmery |
Employees | 5,000 (1999) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Serbia |
Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia) |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Užice, Niš |
Agency executive |
|
The Special Police Units or Police Special Units ( Serbian: Posebne jedinice policije, PJP) was a special police force unit of Serbia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP). [1] It had several detachments and was part of the sector of the State Security Directorate. [2] It was disbanded on 28 June 2001 when it was replaced by the re-establishment of the Gendarmery. [3]
Between 1994 and 1996 it was commanded by Obrad Stevanović. [4] During the Kosovo War (1998–99), the force had an estimated 5,000 [5] [6] or 7,000 men. [6] The PJP detachments were based at Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Užice, Niš and Priština. [5] It is believed that it was commanded by Obrad Stevanović, now the head of police. [6] Its elite unit was the "Lightning" (Munje) unit, according to M. McAllester partly made up of "some of Yugoslavia's most dangerous criminals". [7] Among other special units active in the war was the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ), a separate part of the MUP. [8]