Lions (police unit)
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| Unit for Fast Interventions "Lions" Единица за брзи инервенции ,,Лавови" Edinica za brzi intervencii "Lavovi" | |
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| Motto | „Подобро еден ден лав, отколку цел живот овца!“ "I rather be a lion for a day, than a sheep my whole life!" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Dissolved | 2004 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Republic of Macedonia |
| Operations jurisdiction | Republic of Macedonia |
| Governing body | Republic of Macedonia |
| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
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The Lions was a special police unit for fast interventions formed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia in 2001.[1] It was dissolved in 2004.[2]
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
North Macedonia
Macedonian Police- Albanian terrorism in North Macedonia
- Special Operations Unit - Tigers
- Border Police
- Alpha
- Special Support Unit
- Lake Patrol
