This Serbian armed police force is relatively new, having been created in 2001 as a branch of Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, but now, it consists of a Special Operations Unit and a Special Police Unit. The Serbian Gendarmerie deals with both civilian and military duties with their main objective being to secure the ‘Ground Safety Zone’ and be disaster rescue teams. They also deal with counter-terrorism and putting an end to riots in prisons as well.
12. Serbian Gendarmerie
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Gendarmery Жандармерија Žandarmerija
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Agency overview Formed: June 28, 2001 Employees: 3,734 Legal personality: Governmental: Government agency Jurisdictional structure National agency: Serbia Governing body: Government of Serbia General nature: Law enforcement Civilian agency Specialist jurisdiction: Counter terrorism, special weapons and tactics, protection of VIPs. Operational structure Overviewed by: Ministry of Internal Affairs Headquarters: Belgrade Elected minister responsible: Nebojša Stefanović Agency executive: Goran Dragović, Commander
