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Serbian Ministry of the Interior
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Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Mинистарство Унутрашњих Послова
Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova |
| Common name |
Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Abbreviation |
MUP |
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| Badge of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs. |
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| Flag of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs. |
| Agency Overview |
| Formed |
1811 |
| Legal personality |
Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure |
| Federal agency |
Serbia |
| General nature |
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| Operational Structure |
| Headquarters |
Belgrade |
| Elected officer responsible |
Ivica Dačić |
| Departments |
5
Organization, Prevention and Community Policing
Public Peace and Order and Other Police Affairs
Special Actions, Intervention Police Formation, Defense Preparations and Reserve Preparation
Control of Legitimacy of Work
Staffing, Improvement and Police Equipping
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| Website |
| http://www.mup.sr.gov.yu/ |
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Serbian Ministry of of Internal Affairs (Serbian: Mинистарство Унутрашњих Послова, Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova) is the main arm of the law in Serbia. As the Serbian Police it 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 it has several different branches which operate as a whole through out the country such as Aviation, Counter-Terrorism, Anti-Corruption, Narcotics, and Disaster Response units. The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for issuing Serbian passport to its citizens.
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 Special Actions, Intervention Police Formation, Defense 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.
- Department 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 perpetrated 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.
Municipalities of Operations
Jurisdictions are limited to the following municipalities
UBPOK
Organized Crime Directorate (UBPOK). It 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 UBPOK. They have the best results against organized crime in eastern Europe.
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