Lions (police unit)
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Unit for Fast Interventions "Lions" Единица за брзи инервенции ,,Лавови" Edinica za brzi intervencii "Lavovi" | |
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Motto | „Подобро еден ден лав, отколку цел живот овца!“ "I rather be a lion for a day, than a sheep my whole life!" |
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Formed | 21 April, 2001 |
Dissolved | 2004 |
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National agency | Republic of Macedonia |
Operations jurisdiction | Republic of Macedonia |
Governing body | Republic of Macedonia |
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Overseen by | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Headquarters | Skopje |
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The Lions was a special police unit for fast interventions formed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia in 2001.[1] It was dissolved in 2004.[2]
History[edit]
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Persons of note[edit]
- Goran Stojkov, police general
- Goran Georgievski "Mujo" police commander (†2005). He was killed in a bar on 4th April, 2005. His death is an egregious example of a political showdown with the remnants of the disbanded "Lions" unit.
- Toni Mihajlovski, spokesman
- Oliver Petrushevski, KIA (†2001)
See also[edit]
North Macedonia
Macedonian Police
- Albanian terrorism in North Macedonia
- Special Operations Unit - Tigers
- Border Police
- Alpha
- Special Support Unit
- Lake Patrol