Gendarmery (Serbia)
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| Жандармерија Žandarmerija |
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| Formed | June 28, 1860 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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Serbia |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction. |
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| Headquarters | Belgrade |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
The Žandarmerija (Serbian Cyrillic: Жандармерија) (Pronounced as : Zhandarmeriya) is the gendarmery of Serbia, Dissolved at the end of World War II, it was reestablished on 28 June 2001, by the Interior Minister Dušan Mihailović. The Special Operations Unit (JSO) and Special Police Unit (PJP) were later attached to the Gendarmery. The gendarmery's duties are both civilian and military.
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[edit] Duties
The Serbian gendarmery consists of 4 battalion sized units. Each battalion has between 700 - 800 gendarmes. The principal bases are located in Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad and Kraljevo.
- Restoring peace and stability if they have been heavily disturbed
- Counter terrorism
- Countering violent groups
- Repressing riots in prisons
Its civil duties include: to provide security and public peace, to investigate and prevent organized crime, terrorism and other violent groups; to protect state and private property; to help and assist civilians and other emergency forces in a case of emergency, natural disaster, civil unrest and armed conflicts.
Its military duties include to provide, preserve and protect security and public peace, public order, to protect state and private property, to assist other security forces in case of emergency, civil unrest, war; to repress riots; to reinforce martial law and mobilization; to fight and apprehend suspected criminals, terrorists and other violent groups ;
Its additional duties are to perform any duties decreed in the decrees of law and regulations other than civil, military and other duties and the duties given by the governmental decrees based on them.
[edit] History
The name "žandarmerija" comes from French word "gendarmerie". The Žandarmerija corps dates back to 1860 and originally comprised 120 officers. It was disbanded after World War II and was restored in 2001 by the renaming of the Special Police Unit. This was accomplished by an act issued by the Minister of Interior Dušan Mihajlović. One of its major assignments was capturing the suspects in the assassination of Zoran Ðindic.
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