| OMON/AMAP | |
|---|---|
| Russian: ОМОН Belarusian: АМАП | |
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| Active | 3 October 1988 |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus |
| Type | Riot police |
| Headquarters | Minsk |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Viktor Krautsevich |
| Notable commanders | Nikolay Karpenkov Uladzimir Navumau |
| Notables | |
| Significant operation(s) | 2010 Belarusian protests 2011 Minsk Metro bombing 2020–2021 Belarusian protests |
| Anniversaries | 22 November |
OMON (Russian: Отряд милиции особого назначения, romanized: Otryad militsii osobogo naznachenia, [ɐˈtrʲat mʲɪˈlʲit͡sɨ.ɪ ɐˈsobəvə nəznɐˈt͡ɕenʲɪjə], lit. 'Special Purpose Police Detachment') or AMAP (Belarusian: Атрад міліцыі асобага прызначэння, romanized: Atrad milicyji asobaha pryznačennia, [aˈtrat mʲiˈlʲit͡sɨ.i aˈsobaɣa prɨznaˈt͡ʂenʲːa]) is a riot police force under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (MUS) that specialized in combat and patrolling in urban areas, counter-revolutionary, covert operation, crowd control and riot control when people or prisoners who are involved in a riot, unlawful demonstration or unlawful protest, high-risk law enforcement situations, HUMINT, and internal security.
OMON is part of the MUS's Patrol Service, and is considered to be the republic's riot police. Members of OMON wear balaclavas in order to keep their identity secret and avoid reprisals by the opposition.[1]
- ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (2011-08-31). "Memo to Exxon: Business With Russia May Involve Guns and Balaclavas". The New York Times.