Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)

Ministry of Internal Affairs
Mинистарство Унутрашњих Послова
Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova
Common name Ministry of Interior
Abbreviation MUP
Badge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Agency overview
Formed 2001
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency Serbia
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Belgrade
Elected officer responsible Ivica Dačić
Departments
Website
www.mup.gov.rs

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbian: Mинистарство Унутрашњих Послова or Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova) is a governmental agency responsible for local and national law enforcement services in Serbia. It has numerous municipal and district branches throughout the country. Its core responsibilities include: crime prevention, criminal apprehension, investigations, customs and border control, counter-terrorism, anti-corruption, anti-narcotics and disaster relief. The ministry is also responsible for issuing of passports and personal identification to citizens.

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Organization

Minister of Internal Affairs

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Rotorcraft

SBPOK

The Counter-Organized Crime Service (SBPOK), was a stable structure out of the police service (Public Security Sector) that reported directly to him, as the only operational police unit reporting directly at the political level. The intention was to recruit some of the best and most experienced Serbian investigators to SBPOK. They are regarded as the best anti-organized crime unit in eastern and southern Europe.

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