Lions (police unit)
| Unit for Fast Interventions "Lions" Единица за брзи инервенции ,,Лавови" Edinica za brzi intervencii "Lavovi" | |
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Patch of the Unit for Fast Interventions "Lions" | |
| Motto |
„Подобро еден ден лав, отколку цел живот овца!“ "Better one day a lion, than a whole life as a sheep!" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Dissolved | 2004 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Republic of Macedonia |
| Governing body | Republic of Macedonia |
| General nature |
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| Specialist jurisdiction | Counter terrorism, special weapons and tactics, protection of VIPs. |
| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
| Agency executive | Goran Stojkov, Police general |
The Lions was a special police unit for fast interventions formed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Macedonia in 2001.[1] It was dissolved in 2004.[2] Its motto was based on the fascist leader Benito Mussolini's quote.
History
Company of the unit in July 2001 near Kumanovo
Persons of note
- Goran Stojkov, police general
- Goran Georgievski Mujo, police commander
- Toni Mihajlovski, spokesman
- Oliver Petrushevski, KIA (†2001)
See also
Macedonia
Macedonian Police- Albanian terrorism in Macedonia
- Special Operations Unit - Tigers
- Border Police
- Alpha (Police Unit)
- Special Support Unit
- Lake Patrol
References
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