- Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Infobox Law enforcement agency
agencyname = Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs
nativename = Ministry of Internal Affairs
nativenamea = Mинистарство Унутрашњих Послова
nativenamer = Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova
commonname = Ministry of Internal Affairs
abbreviation = MUP
badge = Badge of Serbian police.jpg
formedyear = 1811
country = Serbia
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federal = Yes
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police = Yes
local = Yes
minister1name =Ivica Dačić
headquarters =Belgrade
unittype = Department
unitname = collapsible list |title=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
website = http://www.mup.sr.gov.yu/
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reference =Serbian Ministry of of Internal Affairs (Serbian: Mинистарство Унутрашњих Послова, "Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova") is the main arm of the law in
Serbia . As theSerbia nPolice it deals with internal security of theRepublic 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 throughout the country such as Aviation, Counter-Terrorism, Anti-Corruption, Narcotics, and Disaster Response units. The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for issuingSerbian 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 thecitizens 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 [http://www.mup.sr.gov.yu/ municipalities]
* Parts ofKosovo not under theUnited Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK ).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.
ee also
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Zandarmerija (Serbia)
*SAJ (Special Anti-terrorist Unit)
*PTJ (Anti-Terrorist Unit)
*Law enforcement in Serbia External links
* [http://www.mup.sr.gov.yu/ Official website]
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