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]
| 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!“ "Better a lion for a day, than a sheep for a lifetime!" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 21 April, 2001 |
| Dissolved | 2004 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Republic of Macedonia |
| Operations jurisdiction | Republic of Macedonia |
| Governing body | Republic of Macedonia |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
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History
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Persons of note
edit- Goran Stojkov, police general
- Goran Georgievski "Mujo" police commander (†2005). He was killed in a bar on 4th April, 2005. His death is an egregious example of a political showdown with the remnants of the disbanded "Lions" unit.
- Toni Mihajlovski, spokesman
- Oliver Petrushevski, KIA (†2001)
