Police of North Macedonia

Police of North Macedonia
Полиција (Macedonian)
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Agency overview
Formed1992
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyNorth Macedonia
Operations jurisdictionNorth Macedonia
Primary governing bodyGovernment of North Macedonia
Secondary governing bodyMinistry of Internal Affairs
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersSkopje
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Magdalena Nestorovska, State Secretary of the MIA
Parent agencyGovernment of North Macedonia
Child agency
Facilities
StationsSkopje, Kumanovo, Shtip, Strumica, Bitola, Ohrid, and Tetovo
Light vehiclesChevrolet Spark 100[1]
ScotersSym HD2 200i,
Piaggio Beverly 125[2]
Helicoptersagusta AB206B-2 (1), agusta ab212 (1), bell 412ep (1), mil Mi-171 (1), mil Mi-17V-5 (1)
DogsGerman Shepherd
Notables
Anniversary
  • May 7th
Award
  • Hungary Constantinus 2013 Silver Medal[3]
Website
www.mvr.gov.mk

Law enforcement in North Macedonia is the responsibility of the Police of the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Полиција на Република Северна Македонија).[4]

The police headquarters are located in Skopje at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and also maintain an air base in nearby Idrizovo. Taiwan, Canada, and Italy have all contributed Bell Helicopter Textron helicopters to the police force's Macedonian Police Aviation Unit in cooperation with the Air Force of North Macedonia to help combat insurgencies the country.[5]

The law enforcement agencies of North Macedonia are regulated by the Constitution of 1991, the Law on Internal Affairs of 1995, the Criminal Procedure Code of 1997 and the Draft Law on Changes and Additions to the Criminal Procedure Code.[6] With police actions and behavior controlled by the Criminal Procedure Code, and the Law on Internal Affairs controlling the use of firearms by the police force. On July 1, 2003, the Law on the Police Academy was enacted, creating a police academy to train civil and border police officers.[7]

The force has been the subject of a number of recent reforms regarding both the Albanian insurgency,[8] and possible violations of human rights,[9][10] with NATO officials stating that the force was "not really up to European standards" as policemen lacked in skills and weapons.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Промовирани новите полициски возила (галерија)". Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2015-04-29. (Macedonian)
  2. ^ "Македонската полиција доби нови скутери Sym HD2 200i". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-29. (Macedonian)
  3. ^ "ÜDVÖZÖLJÜK HONLAPUNKON".
  4. ^ "МВР го промени името: Полиција на Република Северна Македонија".
  5. ^ Aeroflight page Archived 2007-01-19 at the Wayback Machine on the Macedonian Police Aviation Unit, retrieved on May 14, 2007
  6. ^ Legislation Online article Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine retrieved on May 14, 2007
  7. ^ Republic of Macedonia Police Academy website Archived 2007-05-14 at the Wayback Machine retrieved on May 14, 2007
  8. ^ BBC News article retrieved on May 14, 2007
  9. ^ Human rights News article retrieved on May 14, 2007
  10. ^ Amnesty International article retrieved on May 14, 2007
  11. ^ The Guardian article retrieved on May 14, 2007
  12. ^ MACEDONIA Police Violence in Macedonia Human Rights Watch report retrieved on May 14, 2007