| Serbian Ministry of the Interior Mинистарство Унутрашњих Послова Републике Србије |
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 Coat of Arms of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior |
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| Country | Serbia |
| Type | Civil police |
| Formed | 1811 |
| HQ | Belgrade |
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| Website | MUP |
The MUP or Serbian Ministry of the Interior (Serbian: Mинистарство Унутрашњих Послова, Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova) is the main arm of the law in Serbia. As the Serbian Police it deals with internal security of the Republic of Serbia and the apprehension of dangerous criminals. It has numerous municipal branches throughout Serbia and before 1991, all of Former Yugoslavia. In it has several different branches which operate as a whole through out the country such as Aviation, Counter-Terrorism, Anti-Corruption, Narcotics, and Disaster Response units. Ministry of the Interior issues Serbian passport to its citizens.
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Organization
In the MUP, there are 5 different organs:
- Department for Organization, Prevention and Community Policing deals primarily with organizing the local population and establishing clearer communication between the police force and the citizens of Serbia to prevent crimes and gain better feedback as to how policing should be conducted more effectively.
- Department for Public Peace and Order and Other Police Affairs deals with law and order of everyday citizens, it also deals with security at public gatherings or demonstrations. This department also deals with Surveillance and record keeping on various aspects of everyday life.
- Department for Special Actions, Intervention Police Formation, Defense Preparations and Reserve Preparation deals with logistical operations in parallel to special operations, planning, preparation for security of political and public events. This department also deals with security at sporting events. This department is also prepared for possible war organization and law and order under the conditions of warfare.
- Department for Control of Legitimacy of Work deals with internal affairs within the police department, or serious breach of the laws the officers were sworn to uphold. This department also holds book-keeping of criminal activities perpetrated against police officers. Under-cover work is also a part of this department's duties list, and additional units to regulate the interaction with criminal elements.
- Department for Staffing, Improvement and Police Equipping deals with the needs of the MUP and its required yearly quota for staff. The department also deals directly with police officers to improve both their working conditions and listen for improvement suggestions, they also train special K-9 units as well as equip the regular police and special police.
Municipalities of Operations
Its current jurisdictions are limited to the following municipalities
- Parts of Kosovo not under the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
Gallery
 UBPOK in action |
 Service for protection and salvation |
 Cavalry squad |
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 K-9 unit |
 Anti-riot |
 Training |
 Female cadets |
 Traffic police |
 River police |
 Border police |
 Helicopter unit |
UBPOK
Organised Crime Directorate (UBPOK). It was a stable structure out of the police service (Public Security Sector) that reported directly to him, as the only operational police unit reporting directly at the political level. The intention was to recruit some of the best and most experienced Serbian investigators to UBPOK. They have best results against organize crime in east Europe.
See also
- Gendarmerie (Serbia)
- SAJ (Special Anti-terrorist Unit)
- PTJ (Anti-terror unit)
- Law enforcement in Serbia
