| Special Police Units Posebne jedinice policije | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PJP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1994 |
| Dissolved | 28 June 2001 |
| Superseding agency | Gendarmery |
| Employees | 5,000 (1999) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Serbia |
| Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia) |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Užice, Niš |
| Agency executive |
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The Special Police Units or Police Special Units (Serbian: Posebne jedinice policije, PJP) was a special police force unit of Serbia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP).[1] It had several detachments and was part of the sector of the State Security Directorate.[2] It was disbanded on 28 June 2001 when it was replaced by the re-establishment of the Gendarmery.[3]
Between 1994 and 1996 it was commanded by Obrad Stevanović.[4] During the Kosovo War (1998–99), the force had an estimated 5,000[5][6] or 7,000 men.[6] The PJP detachments were based at Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Užice, Niš and Priština.[5] It is believed that it was commanded by Obrad Stevanović, now the head of police.[6] Its elite unit was the "Lightning" (Munje) unit, according to M. McAllester partly made up of "some of Yugoslavia's most dangerous criminals".[7] Among other special units active in the war was the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ), a separate part of the MUP.[8]