Serbian Ministry of the Interior

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MUP or Serbian Ministry of the Interior (Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Polsova/Mинистарство Uиутрашњих Послова) is the Serbian Ministry of the Interior bureau that deals with internal security of the Republic of Serbia and the apprehension of dangerous criminals. It has numerous municipal branches throughout Serbia and before 1991, all of Former Yugoslavia. In its arsenal it has the Serbian special police to deal with internal threats as well as counter-terrorism.

[edit] Organization

In the MUP, there are 5 different organs:

  • Department for Organization, Prevention and Community Policing deals primarily with organizing the local population and establishing clearer communication between the police force and the citizens of Serbia to prevent crimes and gain better feedback as to how policing should be conducted more effectively.
  • Department for Public Peace and Order and Other Police Affairs deals with law and order of everyday citizens, it also deals with security at public gatherings or demonstrations. This department also deals with Surveillance and record keeping on various aspects of everyday life.
  • Department for Sepecial Actions, Intervention Police Formation, Defence Preparations and Reserve Preparation deals with logistical operations in parallel to special operations, planning, preparation for security of political and public events. This department also deals with security at sporting events. This department is also prepared for possible war organization and law and order under the conditions of warfare.
  • Deparement for Control of Legitimacy of Work deals with internal affairs within the police department, or serious breach of the laws the officers were sworn to uphold. This department also holds book-keeping of criminal activities perpatrated against police officers. Under-cover work is also a part of this department's duties list, and additional units to regulate the interaction with criminal elements.
  • Department for Staffing, Improvement and Police Equipping deals with the needs of the MUP and its required yearly quota for staff. The department also deals directly with police officers to improve both their working conditions and listen for improvement suggestions, they also train special K-9 units as well as equip the regular police and special police.

[edit] Municipalities of Operations

Its current jurisdictions are limited to the following municipalities:


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